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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?

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Suggested Citation

Institute of Medicine. 1989. Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care: Volume I. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1206.

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256 pages |  6 x 9 | 

ISBNs: 
  • Hardcover:  978-0-309-03982-6
  • Ebook:  978-0-309-18595-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1206
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-xiv
1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations 1-13
2 Maternity Care in the United States 14-34
3 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Availability of Obstetrical Providers 35-53
4 The Impact of Medical Professional Liability on the Provision of Obstetrical Care to Poor Women and Women Served by Medicaid 54-72
5 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Practice of Obstetrics 73-91
6 Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance 92-124
7 The Legal System: The Committee 125-146
8 Principal Findings and Recommendations 147-156
Glossary 157-165
Bibliography 166-184
Appendixes 185-186
Appendix A: Summary of Methodology Used in Studies of Changes in Obstetrical Practice 187-196
Appendix B: Summary of Study Results Regarding Changes in Obstetrical Practice 197-205
Appendix C: Summary of Study Results Regarding Professional Liability, Family Practitioners, and Rural Areas 206-211
Appendix D: State and National Liability Surveys Summarized 212-215
Appendix E: Survey of Selected Risk Management Activities 216-217
Appendix F: Risk Management Activities and Experience Rating Policies of Selected Malpractice Insurers 218-225
Appendix G: Possible Modifications to the Virginia Neurological Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act 226-227
Members of the Committee 228-232
Index 233-241

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