Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care

By Committee to Study Medical Professionals and Victoria P. Rostow

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?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309039827
• ISBN13: 9780309039826
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 256 Pages