National Partnership for Maternal Safety

TLDR

Hemorrhage, the leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and preventable mortality, drives the creation of national maternity safety bundles that outline essential clinical practices for every unit and encourage institutional standardization while allowing adaptation to local resources. The bundle is developed by multidisciplinary National Partnership work groups under the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care and organized into four domains: Readiness, Recognition and Prevention, Response, and Reporting and System Learning. References provide sample resources and potential best practices to aid implementation.

Abstract

Hemorrhage is the most frequent cause of severe maternal morbidity and preventable maternal mortality and therefore is an ideal topic for the initial national maternity patient safety bundle. These safety bundles outline critical clinical practices that should be implemented in every maternity unit. They are developed by multidisciplinary work groups of the National Partnership for Maternal Safety under the guidance of the Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care. The safety bundle is organized into four domains: Readiness, Recognition and Prevention, Response, and Reporting and System Learning. Although the bundle components may be adapted to meet the resources available in individual facilities, standardization within an institution is strongly encouraged. References contain sample resources and "Potential Best Practices" to assist with implementation.