PeriGen Research

CURRENT OB LITERATURE

Singularly focused on improving outcomes in OB, PeriGen provides solutions and services which support clinicians in the delivery of the safest, most consistent, and highest quality patient care.  From our consulting services group, which includes some of the most widely-recognized leaders in patient safety and obstetrics, to our knowledgebase of over 6,500 industry-recommended best-practices, protocols, and guidelines, and our proprietary databank of 400,000 births, PeriGen is dedicated to providing clinicians with the resources they need to deliver exceptional care. 

Title: Patient Education to Reduce Elective Labor Inductions
Publication: American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
Date: 7/1/2010
Author: Simpson, Kathleen Rice PhD, RNC, FAAN; Newman, Gloria MSN, RNC; Chirino, Octavio R. MD, FACOG, FACS

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Title: How often is a low Apgar score the result of substandard care during labour?
Publication: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Date: 4/20/2010
Author: S Berglund, H Pettersson, S Cnattingius, C Grunewald

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Title: Deadly Delivery: Health is a Human Right
Publication: Amnesty International
Date: 3/12/2010
Author: Amnesty International

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Title: Quality and Safety in Women’s Health Care (Second Edition)
Date: 2010
Authors: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Women’s Health Care Physicians

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Title: Is Better Patient Safety Associated with Less Malpractice Activity?
Publication: RAND Institute for Civil Justice
Date: 2010
Authors: Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia M. Haviland, J. Scott Ashwood, Regan Main

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Title: Greenlight Issues for the CFO: Investing in Patient Safety
Publication: Journal of Patient Safety
Date: 3/1/2010
Authors: Charles R. Denham, MD

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Title: Sentinel Event Alert #44 - Preventing Maternal Death
Publication: The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert
Date: 1/25/2010
Authors: The Joint Commission

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Title: Human Factors and Error in Perinatal Care: The Interplay Between Nurses, Machines, and the Work Environment
Publication: Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
Date: 1/1/2010
Authors: Laura R. Mahlmeister, PhD, RN

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Title: Fetal monitoring bundle
Publication: ACOG Green Journal
Date: 12/1/2009
Authors: Minkoff H, Berkowitz R; Greater New York Hospital Association's Perinatal Safety Committee

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Title: New perinatal quality measures from the National Quality Forum, the Joint Commission and the Leapfrog Group
Publication: Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Date: 12/1/2009
Authors: Elliott K. Main

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Title: BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION: Steps Toward a High-Quality, High-Value Maternity Care System
Publication: Childbirth Connection
Date: Received 17 September 2009; revised 11 November 2009; accepted 11 November 2009
Authors: THE TRANSFORMING MATERNITY CARE SYMPOSIUM STEERING COMMITTEE: Peter B. Angood, MD, Elizabeth Mitchell Armstrong, PhD, MPA, Diane Ashton, MD, MPH, Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, Maureen P. Corry, MPH, Suzanne F. Delbanco, PhD, Barbara Fildes, MS, CNM, FACNM, Daniel M. Fox, PhD, Paul A. Gluck, MD, Sue Leavitt Gullo, RN, MS, Joanne Howes, R. Rima Jolivet, CNM, MSN, MPH*, Douglas W. Laube, MD, Donna Lynne, DrPH, Elliott Main, MD, Anne Rossier Markus, JD, PhD, MHS, Linda Mayberry, PhD, RN, FAAN, Lynn V. Mitchell, MD, MPH, Debra L. Ness, Rachel Nuzum, MPH, Jeffrey D. Quinlan, MD, Carol Sakala, PhD, MSPH, and Alina Salganicoff, PhD

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Title: Impact of a Comprehensive Patient Safety Strategy on Obstetric Adverse Events
Publication: AJOG Grey Journal (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Date: 5/1/2009
Authors: Christian M. Pettker

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Title: Oxytocin, Excessive Uterine Activity, and Patient Safety Time for a Collaborative Approach
Publication: Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
Date: 3/1/2009
Authors: Lisa A. Miller JD, CNM  

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Title: Elective Cesarean Section : Why Women Choose It and What Nurses Need to Know
Publication: AWHONN Nursing for Women's Health
Date: 12/1/2008
Authors: Tara D. Collard, Habi Diallo, Alona Habinsky, Colleen Hentschell and Toni M. Vezeau

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Title: Evidence-based labor and delivery management
Publication: AJOG Grey Journal (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Date: 11/1/2008
Authors: Vincenzo Berghella, MD; Jason K. Baxter, MD, MSCP; Suneet P. Chauhan, MD

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Title: Improved outcomes, fewer cesarean deliveries, and reduced litigation: results of a new paradigm in patient safety.
Publication: AJOG Grey Journal (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Date: 8/1/2008
Authors: Steven L. Clark, MD; Michael A. Belfort, MD, PhD; Spencer L. Byrum, LCDR (ret.) USCG; Janet A. Meyers, RN; Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD

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Title: Getting to Havarti: Moving towards patient safety in Obstetrics
Publication: ACOG Green Journal (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Date: 11/5/2007
Authors: Larry Veltman

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Title: Perinatal Clinical Decision Support System: A Documentation Tool for Patient Safety
Publication: Nursing for Women’s Health
Date: 7/30/2007
Authors: Carla Provost, RN, Molly Gray MS, RN

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