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“Nothing Comes to Mind…”: Challenges With Identifying One’s Own Role in Preventable Adverse Outcomes in Interprofessional Birthing Unit Teams, and the Implications for Quality Improvement Initiatives Cover

“Nothing Comes to Mind…”: Challenges With Identifying One’s Own Role in Preventable Adverse Outcomes in Interprofessional Birthing Unit Teams, and the Implications for Quality Improvement Initiatives

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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1651 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 3, 2025
Published on: May 7, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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