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A Clinical Evaluation of Evidence-Based Maternity Care Using the Optimality Index.

Low LK, Miller J

Lisa Kane Low, PhD, CNM, FACNM, is an assistant professor of Nursing and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

The Optimality Index-US (OI-US) reflects the use of evidence-based practices in obstetrics. This paper's objective is to apply the OI-US to a "typical" nurse-midwifery service data set to demonstrate its use outside of a research context. The OI-US score for the sample practice was 80%. The OI-US can be used by obstetric and gynecologic nurse clinicians to demonstrate the relationship of various care practices to optimal outcomes.

Published 15 November 2006 in J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs, 35(6): 786-793.
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