Medicolegal Issues
Medical Verdicts
Should have used other dystocia maneuvers first
Medical Verdicts
Child’s brain damage blamed on late cesarean … and more
Medicolegal Issues
ACOG to legislators: Partnership, not interference
Federal and state legislators have made numerous attempts to interfere in the patient-doctor relationship in recent years, and ACOG has stepped up...
Medical Verdicts
Postpartum high blood pressure missed, mother suffers brain damage … and more
Expert Commentary
STOP all activities that may lead to further shoulder impaction when you suspect possible shoulder dystocia
Medical Verdicts
Obese mother gains another 60 lb before delivery … and more
Medicolegal Issues
EHRs and medicolegal risk: How they help, when they could hurt
The widespread use of electronic health records has been hailed as panacea and derided as anathema to quality medical care and medicolegal...
Medicolegal Issues
National initiative cuts incidence of birth hypoxia by 25%
By reducing harm to babies and mothers, 14 participating hospitals also lowered associated liability claims and payouts