title: Childbirth educators' legal and ethical responsibilities to women in labor.
abstract: In answer to a reader's question, the author of this column addresses the legal and ethical responsibilities of a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator who agrees to attend her students' drug-free delivery.
authors.affiliation: N ayna P hilipsen is an attorney in Baltimore, Maryland, associated with the State of Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She is also a health educator at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore and a clinical faculty member at the Salisbury State University Department of Nursing.
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authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Philipsen