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An increasing number of states have enacted "apology" laws aimed at encouraging physicians to disclose medical errors.

When it comes to detecting macrosomia, ultrasound has its strengths and limitations. Two experts examine the research and offer practical advice.

Nation's highest court declined to review a NJ Supreme Court decision adressing informed consent for abortion procedures.

Woman dies after bowel is perforated during laparoscopy

After myomectomy, woman has internal bleeding

Woman who had child with brain damage and CP never had studies and testing done.

Gynecologist allegedly fails to follow-up on breast mass.

Woman claims D&C was done too aggressively causing Asherman's syndrome.

Cesarean section should have been performed sooner.

A woman in active labor was given oxytocin and baby born with brain damage.

A woman underwent surgery for myomectomy, but surgeon could not detect a fibroid and did not open uterus.

Woman, 9 months' pregnant, goes to hospital with severe headache.

The number of Down syndrome births has dropped by half since Denmark introduced national combined risk assessment.

More than half of women prescribed drugs for overactive bladder discontinue treatment after 6 months.

January - December 2008, Volume 53, Editorial Index

MD-JDs offer practical advice and insights to physicians on how to avoid and cope with malpractice suits.

Differentiating the life-threatening from the benign causes of low platelet counts in pregnancy is challenging. Experts HELLP you quickly identify which thrombocytopenias could lead to serious bleeding at delivery.

A woman undergoes surgey to remove benign ovarian cyst and dies from internal bleeding.

Woman claims an earlier C/S would have resulted in earlier delivery and no brain damage.

Woman delivers baby by forceps and brachial plexus injury occurs.

Cesarean section performed and bowel perforation discovered a week later.

Not offering genetic testing for a 42-year-old woman results in Down syndrome.

Labor for delivery of first child was long and complicated by a transverse arrest.

A woman delivered at a hospital and the delivery was complicated by shoulder dystocia.

Woman was delivered by midwife, shoulder dystocia was encountered, manuevers and episiotomy were employed for delivery.

The California Supreme Court say doctors cannot refuse intrauterine insemination on single, lesbian women.

Here's practical, evidence based advice on what to tell a pregnant with asymptomatic bacteriuria.

The FDA set up a new Web page to provide postmarket drug safety information to patients and providers.