Gopa Chowdhury Author

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Clinical risk management in Obstetrics

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Gopa Chowdhury

Obstetrics is a high-risk specialty with the challenge of wellbeing of mother and baby. Clinical risk management is the best outcome for patient. It aims to reduce mistakes and prevent occurrences. Clinical risk management has importance in providing patient safety, clinical awareness, avoiding psychological trauma of treating clinician and reduce financial burden. There is an incidence of huge geographical variations, unavailable data, and documentation error, under reporting, unreported suboptimal fetal outcome and maternal morbidity. It is an integral part of the clinicians, managers and commissioners clarified principles and its practicality. It implies to look at mother and baby safety, good evidence, best practice, systems not individuals and learn from mistakes and avoid repetiti... view more»

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