title: Collaboration between obstetricians and neonatalogists: perinatal safety programs and improved clinical outcomes.
abstract: Although collaboration between obstetricians and neonatologists may seem an obvious way to provide the best quality care to infants and their mothers, this has not always occurred. This article highlights the experiences of several recently published efforts demonstrating how coordinated care resulted in improved clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: CQI for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Pediatrix Medical Group/MEDNAX, USA. dale_reisner@pediatrix.com
authors.forename: Dale P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Reisner
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Landers
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009359:Neonatology / Q000592:standards; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D010500:Perinatology; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care