title: Failures in childbirth care.
abstract: The study, first published in 2003, looks at the root causes of adverse events and near misses in obstetrics at seven hospital maternity units by interviewing 93 members of staff, identifying the areas of mismanagement in each case and thematically analysing them.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Salford, Salford.
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ashcroft
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011247:Pregnancy; D012308:Risk Management; D016526:Workload