Litigation in multiple pregnancy and birth.
Multiple birth rates have increased in most developed countries. The potential of a medical legal dispute increases when complications are common. Failure to perform the basic and standard care follow-up often misses the complication and the chance of a timely referral to a center experienced in the diagnosis and management of these complexities of a multiple pregnancy. In this article, several examples are discussed in which departure from the standard of care of multiple pregnancies were the basis of the allegation.
Blickstein
Isaac
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, 76100 Rehovot, Israel. blick@netvision.net.il
D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009099:Multiple Birth Offspring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted