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'Obstetric Violence' and Modern American Medical Jurisprudence

A recent Yahoo! Parenting article grouped a particular lawsuit under the larger rubric of "obstetric violence." But, what is "obstetric violence" and how does it fit into the modern American medical jurisprudence?

10 minute read January 31, 2016 at 11:00 PM
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Eric J. Frisch
'Obstetric Violence' and Modern American Medical Jurisprudence

In November 2015, Yahoo! Parenting ran an article titled “Woman Sues Hospital over Traumatic Birth That Turned Our Family Life Upside Down,” http://yhoo.it/1VJGaVp. The article describes a lawsuit filed by Caroline Malatesta in Birmingham, AL, against Brookwood Medical Center and Tenet Healthcare.

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