Journal article
Communication, Teamwork, and Culture Creating Winning Teams to Support Optimal Childbirth Outcomes
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, Vol.53(1), pp.173-185
03/01/2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2025.11.002
PMID: 41692537
Abstract
Effective labor and delivery care hinges on tightly knit teams, shared goals, and a culture of safety. This article outlines how diverse professionals-from physicians and nurses to anesthesiologists and families-become a functioning unit through clearly defined roles, leadership, and a common mental model. It emphasizes structured tools, standardized language, and safety huddles (bedside and unit) to align care, reduce delays, and manage emergencies. Frameworks like Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation and Illness severity, Patient, Action, Synthesis, Summary support clear communication; color-based cesarean grading clarifies urgency; and a fetal heart rate observer improves monitoring vigilance.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Communication, Teamwork, and Culture Creating Winning Teams to Support Optimal Childbirth Outcomes
- Creators
- Colleen Sinnott - Yale UniversityKatherine H. Campbell - Yale UniversityChristian M. Pettker - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, Vol.53(1), pp.173-185
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ogc.2025.11.002
- PMID
- 41692537
- NLM abbreviation
- Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am
- ISSN
- 0889-8545
- eISSN
- 1558-0474
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2026
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Record Identifier
- 9985244561502771
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