• Clinics in perinatology · Sep 2011

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    Quality improvement opportunities to prevent preterm births.

    • Bryan T Oshiro and Scott D Berns.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. boshiro@llu.edu
    • Clin Perinatol. 2011 Sep 1; 38 (3): 565-78.

    AbstractQuality improvement initiatives have been successfully employed in many areas of medicine, but few have been implemented in preventing prematurity (or preterm birth), which continues to be one of the most common complications in obstetrics, and the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Due to the complex nature of the causes of prematurity, developing and instituting a quality improvement program to prevent prematurity can be challenging. However, using proven quality improvement principles and techniques, along with institutional will and commitment, are invaluable in rapidly implementing evidence-based initiatives for the prevention of preterm births.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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