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Specialty Risk: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines—a 2008 Update
David B. Troxel, MD

Anesthesia-Related Maternal Arrests on Labor and Delivery
Ann S. Lofsky, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Karen Meehan, RN

Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
Louis A. Marzano, MD, FACOG

Effective Obstetrical Team Communication
Cynthia Morrison, BSN, ARM, CPHRM

Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy
David B. Troxel, MD

Patient Safety Strategies for Shoulder Dystocia: Lessons Learned
Cynthia Morrison, BSN, ARM, CPHRM, and Louis Marzano, MD, FACOG
From The Doctor's Advocate

FAQs for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cynthia Morrison, BSN, ARM, CPHRM, and Karen Meehan, RN

Getting Sued for Breast Cancer
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP

Key Steps in the Cervical Cancer Screening Process
Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN
From The Doctor's Advocate

Criteria to Define an Acute Intrapartum Hypoxic Event as Sufficient to Cause Cerebral Palsy
David B. Troxel, MD
From The Doctor's Advocate

Exposure to Diagnostic X-ray for Women of Childbearing Age
Richard M. Soderstrom, MD

Symposium Outlines New Methods of Managing Risk in Impaired Newborn Cases
Joan Bristow

Obstetrics/Gynecology: Ectopic Pregnancy Remains a Malpractice Dilemma
Richard M. Soderstrom, MD

Identifying Causes of Impaired Newborns
Richard M. Soderstrom, MD, and Mark Gorney, MD, FACS

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