If it were not bad enough to worry about the threat of malpractice litigation and potentially facing trial, since 2009 that anxiety has taken on enhanced significance and . . .validation.
While the historical aspects of early nurse-midwifery are portrayed as brave and heroic, on a superficial level, there are additional issues to consider.
Midwifery care is associated with the concepts of gentleness and patience. In fact, they are a hallmark of midwifery care. In corporate healthcare, these qualities are frequently undermined and disrespected.
What happened to midwifery in America? Part 1
Throughout history midwives have been ever-present, often in the background, but always with us. They have been women in the community other women have turned to for support with women’s unique physical and emotional issues. Most people know the word, midwife; early English for “with woman”.
Insurance defense attorneys will advertise for clients the same as trial attorneys, but their targeted audiences are insurance companies, not injured plaintiffs. An insurance defense attorney is hired by a hospital insurance company to protect their interests when claims for malpractice arise. As a CNM/CM hospital employee, named in a claim for malpractice, you will eventually become acquainted with this individual. Although many midwifery/medical defendants may consider this person to be “their” lawyer, that is not really the case.
According to National Vital Statistics, birth injury is defined as “impairment of an infant’s body function or structure as the result of an adverse event during childbirth. Injuries mostly occur during the process of labor and delivery.
Standard of care is a legal term, not a medical or midwifery one. When referring to the quality of care provided in a situation of healthcare, standard of care is the term of lawyers, not healthcare providers.
The type of legal case that may be filed against you as a midwife is civil litigation. This encompasses medical malpractice and personal injury. A personal injury lawsuit begins when a plaintiff (injured party) files a complaint against a defendant (the party deemed responsible for the injury).
