How we built our team: collaborating with partners to strengthen skills in pregnancy, delivery, and newborn care

J Am Board Fam Med. 2012 Jul-Aug;25(4):511-21. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110160.

Abstract

We describe how collaboration with outpatient community health centers and other disciplines resulted in the creation of a novel interdisciplinary inpatient maternal child health system that focuses on safety and collaboration. Our maternal child health faculty team includes a mix of fellowship- and non-fellowship-trained, inpatient- and outpatient-based family physicians. Our team provides a sustainable framework for faculty to practice both inpatient and outpatient maternity care and provides strong role models for our trainees.

MeSH terms

  • Boston
  • Clinical Competence / standards*
  • Community Health Centers
  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Delivery, Obstetric*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Maternal Health Services*
  • Organizational Case Studies
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Patient Safety
  • Perinatal Care*
  • Pregnancy
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods