The evolving concept of safety in midwifery-led care: A scoping review

Paraskevi Giaxi, Maria Dagla, Maria Iliadou, Angeliki Antonakou, Vikentia Harizopoulou, Panagiota Tzela, Kleanthi Gourounti

Background: Safety is central to midwifery care, although its meaning and context varies significantly across different periods, cultures and geographic contexts. This scoping review explores how safety is conceptualized within midwifery-led care models, with an emphasis on temporal and cross-cultural differences. Methods: A scoping review was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and selected organizational sources to identify conceptual and theoretical studies on safety in midwifery-led care…

Adaptations of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in Cesarean Section: A Targeted Review of Existing Tools

Paraskevi Giaxi, Maria Dagla, Angeliki Sarella, Ermioni Palaska, Efstathia Alevizou, Kleanthi Gourounti

Background: The Surgical Safety Checklist of the Worldwide Health Organization (WHO) comprises a vital tool in the improvement of the safety of patients throughout surgical procedures. Its implementation in cesarean sections, where the safety of the mother’s health is equally critical to that of the neonates, still remains under research.  The current study aims to achieve recognition …