Background: Considering the process of pregnancy and undeniable role of obstetricians
and midwives in women's health, the possibility of medical malpractice complaints in this …

Methods: This study was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. All complaint files in the
field of gynecology and midwifery in the General Directorate of Forensic Medicine of Qom …

Background Today even low incidence of complications for mothers or neonates during
pregnancy, delivery or postpartum is unacceptable to the public and can result in claims …

Background: Obstetricians, gynecologists, and midwives are the most common specialists of
the medical sciences group against whom medical malpractices are claimed, many of which …

Background: Medical malpractice means taking measures that do not comply with the
accepted standards of medical practice and therefore may lead to death or permanent …

Background: Medical malpractices in obstetrics are one of the main health concerns since in
addition to the mortalities and morbidities caused for the two susceptible groups of mothers …

Background: In spite of efforts of medical staff and also the progress made in treatment
technology, today the patient dissatisfaction and complaints are increasing. On the one …

Introduction The occurrence of a bad outcome, injury or death of a patient during treatment
increases the chance of malpractice litigation, increases legal responsibility and leads to …

The Forensic Medicine Association was established in Turkey by law number 2659 for the
purpose of providing expertise in legal cases. In this study the opinions given by the …

Background: Maternal and neonatal health indicators have the important role in evaluating
community development. Objectives: In this study, we examined the effects of maternal and …