Legal liability in the use of ultrasound by office-based obstetricians

Perone, Nicola; Carpenter, Robert J.; Robertson, John A.

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(84)90452-6

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“…Both devices experienced rapid diffusion during the 1970s, to the extent that virtually all hospitals acquired this machinery. By the 1980s, more than 30% of obstetricians had ultrasound equipment in their private offices (Kunisch, 1989;Perone & Carpenter, 1984). The EFM is a machine that assesses the condition of the fetus during labor by measuring the fetal heart rate and maternal contractions.…”

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Premature Adoption and Routinization of Medical Technology: Illustrations from Childbirth Technology

Butter

1993

Journal of Social Issues

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The first part of this article discusses four forces underlying the emergence, adoption, and routinization of medical technology: key societal values, policies of the federal government, reimbursement policies, and economic incentives. It also addresses a set of impacts resulting from increased reliance on medical technology. The second part of the paper assesses three examples of childbirth technology: electronic fetal monitor, obstetric ultrasound, and cesarean birth. The tendency toward premature and excessive use of technology is especially strong in the area of childbirth and technology.

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