Citation

Pfeiffer J, Avery MD, Benbenek M, Prepas R, Summers L, Wachdorf CM, O'Boyle C. Nurs. Clin. North Am. 2008; 43(3): 449-67, x.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. pfeif052@umn.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cnur.2008.04.008

PMID

18674675

Abstract

Emergencies that challenge the infrastructure of the current health care system require a shift in the standard of usual practice. Pregnant women and their newborns are intimately linked special populations that require continued care despite the community circumstances. Pre-event planning with community partners can generate a safer alternative for providing care during a public health emergency. Lessons learned from international and United States public health emergencies have resulted in a better understanding of the essentials of care and the development of resources to guide planning for these populations.

Language: en