Multidisciplinary communication is essential to safety in health care. Safety huddles offer an opportunity to develop and implement a standardized care plan to improve outcomes. This is especially true for complex obstetric cases. By conducting huddles at the bedside, a health care team can receive useful input from women and their families. This article describes our team's use of safety huddles in the care of a woman with a complex health history and highlights the benefit of performing safety huddles at the bedside to improve team function and optimize outcomes.
Keywords: bedside safety huddle; family-centered care; multidisciplinary communication; perinatal safety; safety huddle.
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