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Table 1 Perinatal safety strategies selected by L&D units in the SPPC, 2015–2016

From: Advancing perinatal patient safety through application of safety science principles using health IT

Strategy

Number of L&D unitsa

Safe electronic fetal monitoring

21

Rapid response systems

25

Safe medication administration: oxytocin

22

Safe medication administration: magnesium sulfate

9

Safe practices related to cord prolapse

7

Safe practices related to shoulder dystocia

18

Safe practices related to obstetric hemorrhage

32

Safe cesarean section

13

  1. aThe number of units reporting the selection of this strategy at final data collection