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NationalPartnershipforMaternalSafety
ConsensusBundleonObstetricHemorrhage
ElliottK.Main,MD,DenaGoffman,MD,BarbaraM.Scavone,MD,LisaKaneLow,PhD,CNM,
DebraBingham,DrPH,RN,PatriciaL.Fontaine,MD,MS,JedB.Gorlin,MD,DavidC.Lagrew,MD,
andBarbaraS.Levy,MD
Hemorrhageisthemostfrequentcauseofseveremater-
nalmorbidityandpreventablematernalmortalityand
thereforeisanidealtopicfortheinitialnationalmaternity
patientsafetybundle.Thesesafetybundlesoutlinecritical
clinicalpracticesthatshouldbeimplementedinevery
maternityunit.Theyaredevelopedbymultidisciplinary
workgroupsoftheNationalPartnershipforMaternal
SafetyundertheguidanceoftheCouncilonPatientSafety
inWomen’sHealthCare.Thesafetybundleisorganized
intofourdomains:Readiness,RecognitionandPrevention,
Response,andReportingandSystemLearning.Although
thebundlecomponentsmaybeadaptedtomeetthere-
sourcesavailableinindividualfacilities,standardization
withinaninstitutionisstronglyencouraged.References
containsampleresourcesand“PotentialBestPractices”
toassistwithimplementation.
(ObstetGynecol2015;126:155–62)
DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000869
O
bstetrichemorrhageisthemostcommonseri-
ouscomplicationofchildbirthandisthemost
preventablecauseofmaternalmortality.
1,2
Further-
more,recentdatasuggestthatratesofobstetric
hemorrhageareincreasingindevelopedcountries,
includingtheUnitedStates,
3
andthatratesof
hemorrhage-associatedseverematernalmorbidity
exceedthemorbiditiesassociatedwithotherobstetric
andmedicalconditions.
4,5
Standardized,comprehensive,multidisciplinary
programshavedemonstratedsignificantreductionsin
morbidity.
6,7
Therefore,aworkgroupofthePartner-
shipforMaternalSafety,withintheCouncilonPatient
SafetyinWomen’sHealthCareandrepresentingall
majorwomen’shealthcareprofessionalorganizations,
hasdevelopedanobstetrichemorrhagesafetybundle.
8
Thegoalofthepartnershipistheadoptionofthesafety
bundlebyeverybirthingfacilityintheUnitedStates.A
patientsafetybundleisasetofstraightforward,
evidence-basedrecommendationsforpracticeandcare
processesknowntoimproveoutcomes.
9
Suchabundle
isnotanewguideline,butratherrepresentsaselection
ofexistingguidelinesandrecommendationsinaform
thataidsimplementationandconsistencyofpractice.
Theconsensusbundleonobstetrichemorrhageisorga-
nizedintofouractiondomains:Readiness,Recognition
andPrevention,Response,andReportingandSystems
Learning.Thereare13keyelementswithinthesefour
actiondomains(Box1).Itisanticipatedthatfew,ifany,
hospitalswillhave100%oftheseelementsinplaceat
thestartofthisqualityimprovementprocess,andthis
documentshouldserveasachecklistfromwhichto
work.Low-resourcehospitalsshouldbeabletoaccom-
plishmostoftheserecommendations,but,ifsomeare
FromtheCaliforniaMaternalQualityCareCollaborative,Stanford,California;
theAmericanCollegeofObstetriciansandGynecologists,DistrictII,NewYork,
NewYork;theSocietyforObstetricAnesthesiaandPerinatology,Milwaukee,
Wisconsin;theAmericanCollegeofNurse-Midwives,SilverSpring,andthe
AmericanAssociationofBloodBanks,Bethesda,Maryland;theAssociationof
Women’sHealth,ObstetricandNeonatalNurses,andtheAmericanCongressof
ObstetriciansandGynecologists,Washington,DC;andtheAmericanAcademy
ofFamilyPhysicians,Leawood,Kansas.
BarbaraS.Levy,MD,isanemployeeoftheAmericanCongressofObstetricians
andGynecologists(ACOG).Allopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearetheauthors’
anddonotnecessarilyreflectthepoliciesandviewsofACOG.Anyremuneration
thattheauthorsreceivefromACOGisunrelatedtothecontentofthisarticle.
ThisarticleisbeingpublishedconcurrentlyintheJuly/August2015issue(Vol.44,
No.4)ofJournalofObstetric,Gynecologic,&NeonatalNursing,theJuly/
August2015issue(Vol.60,No.4)ofJournalofMidwifery&Women’s
Health,andtheJuly2015issue(Vol.121,No.1)ofAnesthesia&Analgesia.
Correspondingauthor:ElliottK.Main,MD,CaliforniaMaternalQualityCare
Collaborative,StanfordUniversity—MedicalSchoolOfficeBuilding,X2C22,
Stanford,CA94305;e-mail:
[email protected].
FinancialDisclosure
Dr.GorlinisemployedbyInnovativeBloodResourcesandistheAmerican
AssociationofBloodBanks(AABB)LiaisontotheAmericanCollegeof
ObstetriciansandtheGynecologists,theAssociationofWomen’sHealth,Obstet-
ric,andNeonatalNurses(AWHONN),andtheCaliforniaMaternalQuality
CareCollaborative(CMQCCL).Theotherauthorsdidnotreportanypotential
conflictsofinterest.
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CopyrightªbyTheAmericanCollegeofObstetricians
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MainEK et al. ObstetGynecol2015 Jul;126(1):155-62.