Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care

Volume I

• Author(s): Committee to Study Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care, Institute of Medicine,
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Pages: 229
• ISBN_10: 0309039827
  ISBN_13: 9780309039826
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Education & Training , Medical / General ,

Description:... This is the first part of an in-depth study focusing on medical liability and its effect on access to and delivery of obstetrical care.
The book addresses such questions as:

• Do liability concerns impede the use of new technologies?
• Have liability issues affected the physician-patient relationship?
• Are community health and maternity centers being harmed?
• What specific remedies are being considered and what are their prospects for success?