Medicolegal Issues
Clinical Review
Sound strategies to avoid malpractice hazards on labor and delivery
A communication–trust–shared responsibility triad established at the first prenatal visit is your best hedge against allegation of malpractice...
Medical Verdicts
Lethal liver injury blamed on birth trauma...and more
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Chronic pain after vaginal wall repair…and more
From the Editor
Therapeutic hypothermia for newborns who suffer hypoxic–ischemic birth injury
Can whole-body cooling reduce the rate of cerebral palsy and thus help OBs limit their professional liability?
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Large prolapsed fibroid left untreated—despite surgery...and more
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“HT caused my breast cancer” … and more
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Ureter was severed, reattached, obstructed… and more
Medicolegal Issues
After a patient’s unexpected death, First Aid for the emotionally wounded
In those dreadful hours, it’s possible to offer survivors lasting comfort and aid, the authors say—but you need to learn necessary skills. To that...