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Edited by Steven M. Donn and Charles W. Fisher. Armonk, N.Y., Futura, 1996. 704 pp., illustrated. $115. ISBN 0-87993-640-1.

According to the foreword of this book, there were 75,000 negligence claims in the United States in 1994, for approximately $5 billion. It has been estimated that 80 percent of obstetrician–gynecologists have been sued once for medical malpractice, and 25 percent at least four times. The editors of this book and their multidisciplinary team of coauthors, which includes four attorneys, aim to improve communication and understanding between the medical profession and the legal profession. They argue that by identifying obstetrical and neonatal events as they occur and applying risk-management techniques, litigation may be averted.

The message of this book is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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