The Belgian, French and Dutch midwife on trial: A critical case study

Midwifery
Marlies Eggermont

Abstract

to develop juridical recommendations in order to avoid midwifery medical liability when providing intrapartum care. case law of the past 40 years concerning midwifery medical negligence when assisting labour/delivery in a hospital was analysed. Databases used were Jura and Judit (Belgium), Legifrance, Juricaf and Dalloz (France) and Recht, Rechtspraak (The Netherlands). A minority of cases were retrieved through contacts with insurance companies (only Belgium), lawyers and courts. law suits in Belgium, France and The Netherlands. the 100 analysed cases could be categorised into four types. The judicial assessment was focused on three domains of expertise of the midwife. Most cases involved interpreting fetal monitoring (47%), followed by recognising a specific pathology (32%) and responding to a complication (12%). A fourth type of case concerned exceeding the boundaries of the legal competencies of the midwife (9%). not identifying fetal distress through fetal monitoring was the most common cause of midwifery liability (15/47), followed by not recognising the symptoms of a pathology (10/32), particularly placental abruption and uterine rupture. Also an inaccurate response to complications (3/12) and evidently exceeding the pro...Continue Reading

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