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# Labor and Delivery Team: Communication Strategies for Risk Reduction

April 2023

Labor and delivery team communication breakdowns can contribute to delivery delays. When delay is followed by infant death or disability, the risk of liability exposure is high. With the goal of increasing patient safety and decreasing medical liability exposure, members of the labor and delivery team are encouraged to consider and, where appropriate, implement the risk reduction and patient safety strategies introduced in this article.

| - **Clinical Conflicts:** Activating the Chain of Command During Labor - **Birth Injury Claims: ** Why Cases Settle | - **Fetal Well-Being Status Updates:** Avoiding Misunderstandings |
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