Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care : Volume II, An Interdisciplinary Review

The second volume of an overall look at the "malpractice crisis" sheds fresh light on the civil justice and insurance systems, medical liability issues, and their combined effect on health care for mothers and children.

Topics include the liability implications of the rising rate of Cesarean sections, an evaluation of the American Medical Association's proposed alternative to the justice system for resolving medical liability disputes, and a review of legislative proposals under consideration. Table of ContentsFront MatterKeynote AddressPart I.

The Medical BackgroundThe Impact of Technology Assessment and Medical Malpractice on theDiffusion of Medical Technologies: The Case of Electronic FetalMonitoringIs the Rising Rate of Cesarean Sections a Result of More DefensiveMedicine?Medical Professional Liability in Screening for Genetic Disordersand Birth DefectsPart II.

Effects on Access to and Delivery of Obstetrical CareObstetrical Care for Low-Income Women: The Effects of MedicineMalpractice on Community Health CentersMedical Professional Liability and Access to Obstetrical Care: Isthere a Crisis?Medical Professional Liability and the Relations between Doctorsand Their PatientsProfessional Liability Insurance and Nurse-Midwifery PracticePart III.

The Legal IssuesMarket and Regulatory Approaches to Medical Malpractice: TheVirginia Obstetrical No-Fault StatuteA Fault-Based Administrative Alternative for Resolving MedicalMalpractice Claims: The AMA-Specialty Society Medical LiabilityProjectThe Shadow of the Law: Jury Decisions in Obstetrics and GynecologyCasesThe Virginia Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act: LimitedNo-Fault Statutes as Solutions to theLegislative Proposals on Medical Professional Liability Regardingthe Delivery of Maternal and Child Health CareIndex