Maternal and Newborn Care During Disasters: Thinking Outside The Hospital Paradigm

• 2008

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• Jeanne Pfeiffer; Melissa Avery; Mary Benbenek; Robbie Prepas; Lisa Summers; Cecilia Wachdorf
PMID: 18674675DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2008.04.008

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This article discusses the need for a shift in healthcare practices during emergencies to ensure continued care for pregnant women and newborns. It emphasizes the importance of pre-event planning with community partners to provide safer alternatives for care during public health crises. Lessons learned from past emergencies have led to a better understanding of essential care requirements and developing resources to guide planning for these vulnerable populations.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Calcimycin; Continuity of Patient Care; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services; Health Planning Guidelines; Health Services Needs and Demand; Maternal Health Services; Patient Transfer; Pregnancy; Public Health Practice; Perinatal Care; Vulnerable Populations; Mass Casualty Incidents; Emergencies

Institutions: University of Minnesota

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