Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units, ,

Author

Salisbury, Mary ; Sorbero, Melony E. ; Lovejoy, Susan L. ; Farley, Donna O.

Year

2010

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-0-83305-055-7

Link

Last Update

31-Jul-2026

Keywords

Health Sciences

Description

This study was designed to document and learn from the experiences and outcomes of five hospital labor and delivery (L&D) units as they implemented improvements in their teamwork practices over a one-year period. The study had the following objectives:

Objective 1:Better understand the conditions and actions required for hospital L&D units to achieve effective and sustainable teamwork practices.

Objective 2:Assess the extent to which successful adoption of teamwork practices may influence the experiences of staff working in the units and outcomes for patients.

It is well documented in the quality-improvement (QI) literature that successful implementation of new or...