title: Medical malpractice: defendant may be liable for the lifelong extraordinary cost of raising a disabled child. Wilkie v Aslam, Civil Action No. BPG-08-1425 (D. Md. October 21, 2009).
authors.affiliation: Global Loss Prevention, Inc. john.west2@chartisinsurance.com
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D002668:Child Rearing; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D008318:Malpractice; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States