title: Clarify and document your volunteer activities.
abstract: In order to protect themselves from the unlikely event of being sued, childbirth educators who offer volunteer services would do well to clarify their responsibilities and document their activities.
authors.affiliation: N ayna P hilipsen is an attorney in Baltimore, Maryland, and Director of Education and Licensure for the Maryland Board of Nursing. She is also a health educator at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Philipsen