A safety evaluation of the impact of maternity-orientated human factors training on safety culture in a tertiary maternity unit. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A safety evaluation of the impact of maternity-orientated human factors training on safety culture in a tertiary maternity unit. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published May 2019

A safety evaluation of the impact of maternity-orientated human factors training on safety culture in a tertiary maternity unit.

Ansari SP, Rayfield ME, Wallis VA, Jardine JE, Morris EP, Prosser-Snelling E. J Patient Saf. 2019 May 28; [Epub ahead of print]. 

This study describes a multidisciplinary human factors training intervention for labor and delivery care that included communication training and simulation work. Researchers found that safety culture improved compared to preintervention scores.

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