title: How does a physician avoid prescribing drugs and medical procedures that have reproductive and developmental risks?
abstract: The medicolegal climate in the United States has changed considerably in the past 50 years. This article provides practical tips that obstetricians and perinatologists can use to reduce the likelihood of being a defendant in malpractice litigation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical and Environmental Teratology, Room 308, R/A, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. rbrent@nemours.org
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brent
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003376:Counseling; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D048968:Morning Sickness / Q000188:drug therapy; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011247:Pregnancy; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D013723:Teratogens
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D013723:Teratogens