Working for patient safety: a qualitative study of women’s help-seeking during acute perinatal events

Abstract Background Women and their relatives can play an important role in early detection and help seeking for acute perinatal events. Recent UK reports indicate that patient-professional partnership in ‘working for safety’ can be difficult to achieve in practice, sometimes with catastrophic conse...

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Main Authors: Nicola Mackintosh, Susanna Rance, Wendy Carter, Jane Sandall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1401-x