Staffing Challenges and Using Acuity Tool On Obstetric Units

Staffing Challenges and Using Acuity Tool On Obstetric Units
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Introduction
In the U. S., maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity have increased significantly, especially in women from minority communities. Cardiac illness, abscess, and frequent postpartum problems including bleeding are the primary medical reasons of pregnancy - related deaths, which vary depending on when the baby is delivered (Özçelik et al., 2017). Despite specific changes in the treatment outcomes of certain disorders have been implemented, more may be done at the hospital and demographic stages to enhance the healthcare system for high-risk mothers. The purpose of maternity services standards is to minimize perinatal mortality, as well as existing inequities, by fostering the creation and maturity of systems for the administration of risk-appropriate antenatal care (Johnson et al, 2020). Additionally, the project herein will offer insights into the significance employing more skilled nurses in the obstetrics unit in order to manage the Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) tool. The tool will be used to increase the safety and protection of women both during pregnancy and after birth. Health care institutions, national certification and recognized professional criteria, recognized regional postpartum primary healthcare requirements, and local funding should all be considered when determining the appropriate degree of care to be delivered by a specific hospital. The discussion herein focuses on the fully implementation of the MFTI acuity tool and training more nurses to use the tool in achieving high levels of protection and safety by reducing maternal mortality rates and morbidity.
Background
State and regional governments should collaborate with multiple institutions within a region, as well as its obstetric care providers, to find the most suitable coordinated system of care and to enact policies that encourage and support it (Özçelik et al., 2017). These connections help women have babies safely in their neighborhoods while also offering support in cases where higher-level services are required. In the U. S., maternal deaths and adverse pregnancy morbidity has risen, especially in from minority communities. Prenatal fatalities increased from 7.2 per 1000 children in the last two decades to 18.0 in 2019 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), having non-Hispanic black females getting a 3.3-fold higher pregnancy-related deaths proportion than non-Hispanic white females (Johnson et al, 2020). In addition severe maternal comorbidity rose by roughly 200 percent. Furthermore, according to data supplied by 13 maternal deaths institutional review boards, up to 60% of prenatal fatalities between 2013 and 2017 may have been avoided (Johnson et al, 2020).. These findings highlight the need of focusing on maternity care systems that are both high-quality and safe.
Relationship between Population and Project Aim
When it comes to finding actionable chances to decrease maternal deaths, the adoption of levels of patient healthcare has been recognized as a reoccurring theme, especially for mothe...