RCOG: Video briefing on human factors and situational awareness

Summary

Each baby counts is the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist's national quality improvement programme to reduce the number of babies who die or are left severely disabled as a result of incidents occurring during term labour.

Watch the Each baby counts human factors video for information on how to address issues within your unit.

Content

Key themes:

• Situational awareness 
• Handover resources
• Interruptions and distractions
• Delegation
• Task-fixation, helicopter view & closed-loop communication
• Ask for help.