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title: Labor & Delivery Team Communication Strategies
description: Improving communication requires a coordinated effort by individual nurses and physicians, their practice groups, and the hospitals in which labor and delivery occur.
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# [Labor & Delivery Team Communication Strategies](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/labor-and-delivery-team-communication-strategies)

 Written by [NORCAL Group](https://www.norcal-group.com/claimsrx/author/norcal-group) | May 3, 2019

Whenever childbirth results in maternal or neonatal injury, communication errors have probably played a role in the poor outcome. An analysis of NORCAL labor and delivery claims revealed several common communication breakdown scenarios resulting in maternal and fetal injuries.

| **CASE ONE ** Avoiding Misunderstandings during Status Updates **CASE TWO**  Resolving Clinical Conflicts during Labor | **CASE THREE ** “Thinking out Loud” during Maternal Hemorrhage **CASE FOUR  & FIVE** Improving Hand-off Communications between OBs during Labor |
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