Quality Improvement - Obstetric Resources

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Resources found: Medical literature = 105, Web resources = 5, Documents = 11.

Medical literature (105)
ACOG. ACOG Committee Opinion: Assessment of Fetal Maturity Prior to Repeat Cesarean Delivery or Elective Induction of Labor. ACOG 1979; 22: 31.
ACOG. ACOG Practice Bulletin - Induction of Labor (1999). ACOG 1999;
ACOG. Induction of Labor. ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 10. ACOG 1999; 1-10. Abstract
Alexander S, Wildman K, Zhang W, Langer M, Vutuc C, Lindmark G. Maternal health outcomes in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2003; 111: S78–S87. Abstract
Allock C, Griffiths A, Penketh R. The effects of the attending obstetrician's anxiety trait and the corresponding obstetric intervention rates. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008; 28: 390-393. Abstract
starstarstar Althabe F, Buekens P, Bergel E, Belizán JM, Campbell MK, Moss N, Hartwell T, Wright LL. A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Obstetrical Care. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 1929 -1940. Abstract
Balestrieri, Philip J.. Patient Safety in Obstetrics and Gynecology: An Agenda for the Future (Letter to the Editor). Obstet Gynecol 2007; 109: 455-456.
Behague DP, Victora CG, Barros FC. Consumer demand for caesarean sections in Brazil: infomed decision making, patient choice, or social inequality? A population based birth cohort study linking ethnographic and epidemiological methods. BMJ 2002; 324: 1-6. Abstract
Bettegowda VR, Dias T, Davidoff MJ, et al. The Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery and Gestational Age Among US Singleton Births. Clinics in Perinatology 2008; 35: 309-323. Abstract
Bouvier-Colle MH, Ould El Joud D, Varnoux N, Goffinet F, Alexander S, Bayoumeu F, Beaumont E, Fernandez H, Lansac J, Lévy G, Palot M. Evaluation of the quality of care for severe obstetrical haemorrhage in three French regions. BJOG 2001; 108: 898-903. Abstract
Bragg F, Cromwell DA, Edozien LC, Gurol-Urganci I, Mahmood TA, Templeton A, van der Meulen JH. Variation in rates of caesarean section among English NHS trusts after accounting for maternal and clinical risk: cross sectional study. BMJ 2010; 341: 1-8. Abstract
Braveman P, Egerter S, Edmonston F, Verdon M. Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Likelihood of Cesarean Delivery, California. American Journal of Public Health 1995; 85: 625-630. Abstract
Breart G, Barros H, Waegener Y, Prati S. Characteristics of the childbearing population in Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003; 111: S45–S52 . Abstract
Brennan DJ, Robson MS, Murphy M, O'Herlihy C. Comparative analysis of international cesarean delivery rates using 10-group classification identifies significant variation in spontaneous labor. AJOG 2009; 201: 308e.1-8. Abstract
Buitendijk S, Zeitlin J, Cuttini M, Langhoff-Roos J, Bottu J. Indicators of fetal and infant health outcomes . Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2003; 111: S66–S77. Abstract
Campbell OM, Graham WJ, Lancet Maternal Survival Series steering group. Strategies for Reducing Maternal Mortality: Getting on with What Works. Lancet 2006; 368: 1284 - 1299. Abstract
Catanzarite V, Almryde K, Bombard A. Grand Rounds: Ob Team Stat: Developing a better L&D rapid response team . Contemporary OB/GYN 2007; 1-7. Download
starstar Chaillet N, Dube E, Dugas M, Audibert F, Tourigny C, Fraser WD, Dumont A. Evidence-Based Strategies for Implementing Guidelines in Obstetrics- A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol 2006; 108: 1234 - 1245. Abstract
star Clark SL, Miller DD, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Frye DK, Meyers JA. Neonatal and maternal outcomes associated with elective term delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009; 200: 156.e1-156.e4. Abstract
Clark SL, Simpson KR, Knox E, Garite, TJ. Oxytocin: new perspectives on an old drug. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008; Abstract
Crofts JF, Bartlett C, Ellis D, Winter C, Donald F, Hunt LP, Draycott TJ. Patient-actor perception of care: a comparison of obstetric emergency training using manikins and patient-actors. Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 20-4. Abstract
star Crofts JF, Ellis D, Draycott TJ , Winter C, Hunt LP, Akande VA . Change in knowledge of midwives and obstetricians following obstetric emergency training: a randomised controlled trial of local hospital, simulation centre and teamwork training. BJOG 2007; 114: 1534–1541. Abstract
DeLuca R, Boulvain M, Irlon O, Berner M, Pfister RE. Incidence of Early Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity After Late-Preterm and Term Cesarean Delivery. Pediatrics 2009; 123: e1064-e1072. Abstract
Dranove D, Watanabe Y. Influence and Deterrence: How Obstetricians Respond to Litigation against Themselves and Their Colleagues. American Law and Economics Review 2009; 12: 69-94. Abstract
Draycott T, Sibanda T, Owen L, Akande V, Winter C, Reading S, Whitelaw A. Does training in obstetric emergencies improve neonatal outcome?. BJOG 2006; 113: 177-82. Abstract
Ellis D, Crofts JF, Hunt LP, Read M, Fox R, James M. Hospital, simulation center, and teamwork training for eclampsia management: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2008; 111: 723-31. Abstract
star Fisch JM, English D, Pedaline S, Brooks K, Simhan HN.. Labor induction process improvement: a patient quality-of-care initiative.. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 113: 797-803. Abstract
star Gawande A. The Annals of Medicine: The Score. The New Yorker 2006; 1-12. Abstract Download
Getahun D, Strickland D, Lawrence JM, et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in the trends in primary cesarean delivery based on indications. AJOG 2009; 201: 422.e1-7. Abstract
Goldenberg, RL; McClure, EM; Althabe, F. Commentary: Improving Important Pregnancy Outcomes. Birth 2009; 36: 51-53. Abstract
Goldenberg RL, McClure EM, Bhattacharya A, Groat TD, Stahl PJ. Women's Perceptions Regarding the Safety of Births at Various Gestational Ages. ACOG 2009; 114: 1254-1258. Abstract
Graham WJ, Foster LB, Davidson L, Hauke E, Campbell OM. Measuring progress in reducing maternal mortality. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2008; 22: 245-45. Abstract
Grobman, William A. Elective Induction: When? Ever?. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2007; 50: 537-546. Abstract
Grunebaum A. Error reduction and quality assurance in obstetrics. Clin Perinatol 2007; 34: 489-502. Abstract
Guendelman S, Kosa JL, Pearl M, Graham S, Goodman J, Kharrazi M. Juggling Work and Breastfeeding: Effects of Maternity Leave and Occupational Characteristics. Pediatrics 2009; 123: e39-e46. Abstract Download
Guendelman S, Pearl M, Graham S, Hubbard A, Hosang N, Kharrazi M. Maternity Leave in the Ninth Month of Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Among Working Women. Women's Health Issues 2009; 19: 30-37. Abstract
Guise J, Denman MA, Emeis C, Marshall N, Walker M, Fu R, Janik R, Nygren P, Eden KB, McDonagh M. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes. ACOG 2010; 115: 1267-78. Abstract
Hanley GE, Janssen PA, Greyson D. Regional Variation in the Cesarean Delivery and Assisted Vagional Delivery Rates. ACOG 2010; 115: 1201-1208. Abstract
Jain L, Dudell GG. Respiratory Transition in Infants Delivered by Cesarean Section. Seminars in Perinatology 2006; 30: 296-304. Abstract
Jones ML, Day S, Creely J, Woodland MB, Gerdes JB. Implementation of a clinical pathway system in maternal newborn care: a comprehensive documentation system for outcomes management. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 1999; 13: 1-20. Abstract
Joyce R, Webb R, Peacock J. Predictors of obstetric intervention rates: case-mix, staffing levels and organisational factors of hospital of birth. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2009; 22: 618-625. Abstract
Kayem G, Kurinczuk J, Alfirevic Z, Spark P, Brocklehurst , Knight M. Uterine Compression Sutures for the Management of Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage. ACOG 2011; 117: 14-20. Abstract
Keirse MJNC. Elective Induction, Selective Deduction, and Cesarean Section. Birth 2010; 37: 252-256. Abstract
Kennedy, HP and Lyndon, A. Tensions and Teamwork in Nursing and Midwifery Relationships. JOGNN 2008; 37: Abstract
Kidea S, Pollaock WE, Barclay L. Making pregnancy safer in Australia: the importance of maternal death review. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2008; 48: 130-6. Abstract
Kingdon CA, Baker L, Lavender T. Systematic review of Nulliparous Women's Views of Planned Cesarean Birth: The Missing Component in the Debate about a Term Cephalic Trial. Birth 2006; 33: 229-237. Abstract
Koerber A, Arnet EJ, Cumbie T. Distortion and the Politics of Pain Relief: A Habermasian Analysis of Medicine in the Media. Journal of Business and Technical Communication 2008; 22: 364-391. Abstract
star Kuklina E, Meikle SF, Jamieson DJ, Whiteman MK, Barfield WD, Hillis SD, Posner SF.. Severe OB Morbidity in the US: 1998-2005. Obstet & Gynecol 2009; 113: 293-299. Abstract Download
Kwast BE. Quality of care in reproductive health programmes: monitoring and evaluation of quality improvement. Midwifery 1998; 14: 199-206. Abstract
Lack N, Zeitlin J, Krebs L, Kunzel W, Alexander S. Methodological difficulties in the comparison of indicators of perinatal health across Europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003; 111: S33–S44. Abstract
Lavender T, Kingdon C, Hart A, Gyte G, Gabbay M, Neilson JP. Could a randomised trial answer the controversy relating to elective caesarean section: National survey to consultant obstetricians and heads of midwifery. BMJ 2005; 331: 449-491.
Le Ray C, Carayol M, Zeitlin J, Bréart G, Goffinet F; PREMODA Study Group. Level of perinatal care of the maternity unit and rate of cesarean in low-risk nulliparas. Obstet Gynecol 2006; 107: 1269-77. Abstract
Lewis G. Reviewing maternal deaths to make pregnancy safer. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2008; 22: 447-63. Abstract
Little MO, Lyerly AD, Mitchell LM, Armstrong EM, Harris LH, Kukla R, Kuppermann M. Mode of Delivery: Toward Responsible Inclusion of Patient Preferences. Obstet Gynecol 2008; 112: 913-918. Abstract
Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M, Gulmezoglu AM, et al. Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007-08. DOI:10.1016/S0140- 6736(09)61870-5 2010; 1-10. Abstract
Lyndon A. Social and environmental conditions creating fluctuating agency for safety in two urban academic birth centers. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2008; 37: 13-23. Abstract
MacDorman MF, Declercq E, Zhang J. Obstetrical Intervention and the Singleton Preterm Birth Rate in the United States From 1991–2006. American Journal of Public Health 2010; 100: 2241-2247. Abstract
MacDorman MF, Menacker F, Declercq E. Cesarean Birth in the United States: Epidemiology, Trends, and Outcomes. Clin Perinatolology 2008; 35: 293-307.
Macfarlane A, Gissler M, Bolumar F, Rasmussend S. The availability of perinatal health indicators in Europe . Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2003; 111: S15–S32. Abstract
Madar J, Richmond S, Hey E. Surfactant-deficient respiratory distress after elective delivery at "term". Acta Pediatrics 1999; 88: 1244-8. Abstract
Main E, Bingham D. Quality improvement in maternity care: promising approaches from the medical and public health persectives. Current Opinion in Ob and Gyn 2008; 20: 574-580.
Main EK, Bloomfield L, Hunt G; Sutter Health, First Pregnancy and Delivery Clinical Initiative Committee. Development of a large-scale obstetric quality-improvement program that focused on the nulliparous patient at term. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004; 190: 1747-56. Abstract
Main EK, Moore D, Farrell B, Schimmel LD, Altman RJ, Abrahams C, Campbell Bliss M, Polivy L, Sterling J.. Is there a useful cesarean birth measure? Assessment of the nulliparous term singleton vertex cesarean birth rate as a tool for obstetric quality improvement. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006; 194: 1644-52. Abstract
Marsteller, Jill A.; Shortell, Stephen M.; Lin, Michael; Mendel, Peter; Dell, Elizabeth; Wang, Stephanie; Cretin, Shan; Pearson, Marjorie L.; Wu, Shin-Yi; Rosen, Mayde. How Do Teams in Quality Improvement Collaboratives Interact?. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2007; 33: 267-276. Abstract
Martin JA. United States vital statistics and the measurement of gestational age. Paediatric and Perinatal epidemiology 2007; 21: 13-21 (Suppl. 2). Abstract
Maslow AS, Sweeny AL. Elective Induction of Labor as a Risk Factor for Cesarean Delivery Among Low-Risk Women at Term. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 95: 917-922. Abstract
Mayberry LJ. A Quality of Health Outcomes Model for guiding obstetrical practice . J Nurs Scholarsh 2001; 33: 141-6. Abstract
Menacker F, Hamilton BE. Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery in the United States. NCHS 2010; 1-9.
Milne J, Gafni A, Lu D, Wood S, Sauve R, Ross S. Developing and pre-testing a decision board to facilitate informed choice about delivery approach in uncomplicated pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009; 9: 1-9. Abstract
Morrison JJ, Rennie JM, Milton PJ. Neonatal respiratory morbidity and mode of delivery at term: influence of timing of elective caesarean section. BJOG 1995; 102: 101-106. Abstract
Nielsen P, Mann S. Team function in obstetrics to reduce errors and improve outcomes. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2008; 35: 81-95.
NIH. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights March 8-10-2010. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010; 115: 1279-1295.
starstar Oshiro, BT, et al.. Decreasing Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks of Gestation in an Integrated Health Care System. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009; 113: 804-811. Abstract
Osman, H; Campbell, OMR; Nassar, AH. Using Emergency Obstetric Drills in Maternity Units as a Performance Improvement Tool. Birth 2009; 36: 43-50. Abstract
Plante, LA. Public Health Implications of Cesarean on Demand. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 2006; 807-815. Abstract
Regan M, Liaschenko J. In the Mind of the Beholder: Hypothesized Effect of Intrapartum Nurses' Cognitive Frames of Childbirth Cesarean Section Rates. Qual Health Res 2007; 17: 612-624. Abstract
Reinertsen JL, Gosfield AG, Rupp W, Whittington JW,. Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda. IHI Innovation Series white paper 2007; 1-52.
Risser A, King V. MediCaid Evidence-Based Decisions Project (MED), Elective Cesarean Section. Oregon Health & Science University 2010; 1-45.
Rosen T. Placenta Accreta and Cesarean Scar Pregnancy: Overlooked Costs of the Rising Cesarean Section Rate. Clin Perinatolology 2008; 35: 519-529.
Rossi, AC, D'Addario, V. Maternal morbidity following a trial of labor after cesarean section vs elective repeat cesarean delivery: a systematic review with metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008; 1-8. Abstract
Sakala C. Letter from North America: understanding and minimizing nocebo effects in childbearing women. Birth 2007; 34: 348-350.
Selo-Ojeme D, Rogers C, Mohanty A, Zaidi N, Villar R, Shangaris P. Is induced labour in the nullipara associated with more maternal and perinatal morbidity?. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010; 1-5. Abstract
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New! Singh S, McGlennan A, England A, Simons R. A validation study of the CEMACH recommended modified early obstetric warning systesm (MEOWS). Anaesthesia 2012; 67: 12-18. Abstract
Stoll K, Fairbrother N, Carty E, Jordan N, Miceli C, Vostrcil Y, Willihnganz L . "It's All the Rage These Days": University Students' Attitudes Toward Vaginal and Cesarean Birth. Birth 2009; 36: 133-140. Abstract
Stumpf, PG; Anderson, B; Lawrence, H; Schulkin, J. Obstetrician-Gynecologists' Opinions About Patient Safety: Costs and Liability Remain Problems; Are Mandated Reports a Solution?. Women's Health Issues 2009; 19: 8-13. Abstract
Sutton L, Sayer GP, Bajuk B, Richardson V, Berry G, Henderson-Smart DJ. Do very sick neonates born at term have antenatal risks?. Acta Obstetricia Gynecologica Scandinavica 2001; 80: 905-916, Adaption 1. Abstract
Sutton L, Sayer GP, Bajuk B, Richardson V, Berry G, Henderson-Smart DJ. Do very sick neonates born at term have antenatal risks?. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2001; 80: 917-925. Abstract
Tita, ATN, Landon MB, Spong, CY et al.. Timing of Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at Term and Neonatal Outcomes. New England Journal of Medicine 2009; 360: 111-120. Abstract
Turan JM, Bulut A, Nalbant H, Ortayli N, Erbaydar T. Challenges for the adoption of evidence-based maternity care in Turkey. Soc Sci Med 2006; 62: 2196-204. Abstract
Veltman LL. Getting to Havarti. Obstet Gynecol 2007; 110: 1146-1151. Abstract
Weick KE, Sutcliffe KM. Hospitals as Cultures of Entrapment: A Re-Analysis of the British Royal Infirmary. California Management Review 2003; 45: 73 - 84.
Wendland CL. The Vanishing Mother Cesarean Section and "Evidence-Based Obstetrics". Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2007; 21: 218-233. Abstract
Wildman K, Blondel B, Nijhuis J, Defoort P, Bakoula C. European indicators of health care during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period . Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003; 111: S53–S65 . Abstract
Williams HO. The Ethical Debate of Maternal Choice and Autonomy in Cesarean Delivery. Clin Perinatolology 2008; 35: 455-462.
Wohlrab KJ, Rardin CR. Impact of Route of Delivery on Continence and Sexual Function. Clin Perinatolology 2008; 35: 583-590.
Wylie BJ, Mirza FG. Cesarean Delivery in the Developing World. Clin Perinatolology 2008; 35: 571-582.
Yentis SM. Protecting confidentiality in maternal mortality enquiries--getting the balance right. BJOG 2008; 115: 545-7.
Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G. Perinatal health indicators for Europe: an introduction to the PERISTAT project. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003; 111: S1-S4.
Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Gissler M, Macfarlane A. Selecting an indicator set for monitoring and evaluating perinatal health in Europe: criteria, methods and results from the PERISTAT project. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003; 111: S5–S14. Abstract
Zeitlin J, Wildman K, Breart G, Alexander S, Barros H, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Gissler M, Macfarlane A. PERISTAT: indicators for monitoring and evaluating perinatal health in Europe. Eur J Public Health 2003; 13: 29-37. Abstract
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Zhang J, Troendle J, Reddy UM, Laughon SK, Branch DW, Burkman R, Landy HJ, Hibbard JU, Haberman S, Ramirez MM, Bailit JL, Hoffman MK, Gregory KD, Gonzalez-Quintero VH, Kominiarek M, Learman LA, Hatjis CG, van Veldhuisen P,. Contemporary cesarean delivery practice in the United States. AJOG 2010; 203: 1.e1-e10. Abstract
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Documents (11)
Bahar R. Cesarean Section, Race, and Medical Decision-Making: Toward an Understanding of Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes. 1-17.
IHI. Gap Analysis - How Far Have we Come?. 2009;
Kingdon C. Constructions of health childbirth: Challenging the borders between vagional delivery and caesarean section. SSSP 2008; 1-15.
star Lewis, G. Saving Mothers’ Lives: Reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer (PPT Slide Set). CEMACH 12/01/2007; Abstract
Main E, Bingham D, Godecker A, Murphy B, Gould JB. California Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: We All Have Work To Do! (PPT Slide Set). Monterey MCCOP Annual Conference 01/01/2008; Abstract Download
MQIP Committee. QI on the Grand Scale: How can we pull this off?. 10/01/2007; 1-4.
star NHS. Obstetric Early Warning Chart (PDF). 05/01/2006; Abstract Download
star OSHPD. CA Hospital Level CS Rates (2006) (PDF). 10/01/2007; 1-21. Download
star OSHPD. CA Hospital Level CS Rates (2006) (Excel). 10/01/2007; 1-33. Download
Shields LE, Smalarz K, Reffigee L, Mugg S, Burdumy TJ, Propst M. Comprehensive maternal hemorrhage protocols improve patient safety and reduce utilization of blood products . American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011; 205: 368.e1-8. Abstract
Wolfe S. Public Citizen: Guide to Avoiding Unnecessary Cesarean Sections in New York State. www.citizen.org 2010; 1-50.