The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Rural Obstetrical Care*
作者:
Rena J. Gordon,
Gail McMullen,
Barry D. Weiss,
Andrew W. Nichols,
期刊:
The Journal of Rural Health
(WILEY Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 3,
issue 1
页码: 7-13
ISSN:0890-765X
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-0361.1987.tb00153.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACTA telephone survey of all non‐governmental obstetricians, family physicians, general practitioners, and osteopathic physicians in rural Arizona was undertaken to determine the effect of medical liability issues on the availability of rural obstetrical services. One hundred ninety‐one (88.8%) responded, and after exclusion of those who had never provided obstetrical care, 126 physicians remained for evaluation. These included 32 obstetricians, 55 family physicians, 25 general practitioners, and 14 osteopaths.During the past three years, 26 (20.6%) had discontinued providing obstetrical services, citing liability issues as the reason. An additional 12 physicians (9–5%) planned to discontinue obstetrics upon expiration of their 1986 malpractice insurance policy. By the end of 1986, the number of obstetrical providers in rural Arizona will have decreased by 30.1 percent.Women in many rural areas already have pregnancy outcomes that are inferior to their urban counterparts. A further decrease in the availability of obstetrical providers may have additional adverse effects on pregnancy out
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