Re: IUFD

From: Steve & Eryl Raymond (eryl@intekom.co.za)
Fri Apr 28 00:46:32 2000


On 26 Apr 2000, at 8:37, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:

> Just to play the devil's advocate, suppose an OB or FP agreed to do the NST.
> Significant late decelerations are noted; emergent c-section is performed
> and a significantly injured baby is born (say with CP.)
>
> Who becomes the responsible party? Who is going to get sued?

Why should anyone get sued? Who has been negligent or been responsible for this? It seems to me that the original practitioner (?CNM) who failed to arrange for ongoing antenatal care is the responsible one. Everyone else would have done only what they could under the circumstances. The responsible parties include the patient for opting for an antenatal "carer" who didn't have access to all the tools that she needs to do her job - and the lay midwife who didn't have a plan of action of how to deal with the need for a NST.

Steve Raymond





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