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Maternal Obesity and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain: Strategies to Address Patient Safety and Liability Risks

February 2021

This Claims Rx discusses the various patient safety and liability risks associated with maternal obesity and excessive GWG, with a specific emphasis on strategies for counseling patients about how obesity and excessive GWG can complicate pregnancy, labor, and delivery.

SPECIAL FEATURE 
Notes from the Field: Defendant Admissions About Gestational Weight Gain Protocols and Practices

SPECIAL FEATURE
Counseling Patients About Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain

CASE STUDY 
Birth Injury Caused by Shoulder Dystocia

 

February 2021 Claims Rx
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