title: Obstetrical risk management: establishing documents of defense.
abstract: The practice of obstetrics is high risk for the obstetrician. We are the target for plaintiffs and their attorneys for any outcome--maternal or neonatal--that is less than perfect. Thus obstetricians should learn how to practice inexpensive, high-quality defensive medicine by increasing knowledge of risk management and improving charting skills. This article attempts to achieve these objectives, thus reducing the obstetrician's vulnerability to being a legal "sitting duck"!
authors.affiliation: Elenchos-Rimar, Corp., Webster, TX 77598.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011996:Records; D012308:Risk Management / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*