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Failure to rescue

A missed or delayed recognition of clinical deterioration that prevents timely treatment or transfer to higher care.

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Monitoring warning signs effectively

Monitoring warning signs effectively

Start with the right clinical frame Warning-sign monitoring around birth covers several overlapping periods: late pregnancy, early labor, active labor, the immediate postpartum hours, and the weeks after birth. Each phase has normal discomforts that can mimic pathology. Strong contractions, pelvic pressure, fluid loss, fatigue, and mood lability may be physiologic, but the same setting […]