Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care

Committee to Study Medical Professional Liability and the Delivery of Obstetrical Care, Institute of Medicine

• 1 Front Matter; 2 1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations; 3 2 Maternity Care in the United States; 4 3 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Availability of Obstetrical Providers; 5 4 The Impact of Medical Professional Liability on the Provision of Obstetrical Care to Poor Women and Women Served by Medicaid; 6 5 The Effects of Medical Professional Liability on the Practice of Obstetrics; 7 6 Obstetrical Malpractice Insurance; 8 7 The Legal System: The Committee; 9 8 Principal Findings and Recommendations; 10 Glossary; 11 Bibliography; 12 Appendixes; 13 Appendix A: Summary of Methodology Used in Studies of Changes in Obstetrical Practice; 14 Appendix B: Summary of Study Results Regarding Changes in Obstetrical Practice; 15 Appendix C: Summary of Study Results Regarding Professional Liability, Family Practitioners, and Rural Areas; 16 Appendix D: State and National Liability Surveys Summarized; 17 Appendix E: Survey of Selected Risk Management Activities; 18 Appendix F: Risk Management Activities and Experience Rating Policies of Selected Malpractice Insurers; 19 Appendix G: Possible Modifications to the Virginia Neurological Birth-Related Injury Compensation Act; 20 Members of the Committee; 21 Index