How Do We Deal With the Legal Risks?

被引：2
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作者：
Socol, Michael L. [1 ]
Socol, Donna K. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Northwestern Univ, Feinberg Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[2] Hughes Socol Piers Resnik & Dym Ltd, Chicago, IL USA
来源：
CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY | 2012年 / 55卷 / 04期
关键词：
medical liability system costs; medical liability system reform; caps on noneconomic damages; health courts; expert witness oversight; VAGINAL BIRTH; ERRORS; TRIAL;
D O I：
10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182704f55
中图分类号：
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号：
100211 ;
摘要：
Do obstetricians as a profession risk losing credibility as cesarean section rates continue to rise to once unimaginable levels? Physician practice style and fear of litigation have contributed to the escalation in abdominal delivery but so have societal expectations and patient perspectives. At the same time, some patients are so motivated for a vaginal delivery that they choose to have a home birth after cesarean section as opposed to submitting to a repeat cesarean delivery. Amid a medical-legal environment that "exerts a chilling effect on a trial of labor," what is the obstetrician to do?
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页码：1014 / 1020
页数：7
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