Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care

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?

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• 1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
• 2 Maternity Care in the United States
• 3 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Availability of Obstetrical Providers
• 4 The Impact of Medical Professional Liability on the Provision of Obstetrical Care to Poor Women and Women Served by Medicaid
• 5 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Practice of Obstetrics
• 6 Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance
• 7 The Legal System: The Committee
• 8 Principal Findings and Recommendations
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Summary of Methodology Used in Studies of Changes in Obstetrical Practice
• Appendix B: Summary of Study Results Regarding Changes in Obstetrical Practice
• Appendix C: Summary of Study Results Regarding Professional Liability, Family Practitioners, and Rural Areas
• Appendix D: State and National Liability Surveys Summarized
• Appendix E: Survey of Selected Risk Management Activities
• Appendix F: Risk Management Activities and Experience Rating Policies of Selected Malpractice Insurers
• Appendix G: Possible Modifications to the Virginia Neurological Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act
• Members of the Committee
• Index
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