Who Will Deliver Our Grandchildren?

Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring during Labor: A Critique and a Reply to Contemporary Proponents

“…The accumulated CP-EFM evidence did not prove asphyxia as a prominent CP cause or that EFM was efficacious. Rather, the evidence proved exactly what Benson 27 and others said about EFM in the beginning: birth asphyxia was a rare cause of CP; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 EFM as a predictor of CP was a myth; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 EFM inspired C-sections caused more harm than good; 4 5 9 and the rate of CP, despite EFM and C-sections, was unchanged, as were rates of perinatal death, intrapartum stillbirth, neonatal death, low or very low Apgar scores, need for special neonatal care, and neonatal deaths. 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 …”

Litigation in gynaecology

“…These will be further reinforced through the revalidation process. MacLennan et al described some key strategies to reduce litigation related to cerebral palsy, however these measures are applicable to all cases of litigation related to clinical negligence.…”

Genetic insights into the causes and classification of the cerebral palsies

“…44 A similar situation occurs in Australia, where 18% of the total medical indemnity claims are attributed to the 2% of physicians that practice obstetrics. 52 …”