1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Midwife's Legal Responsibilities in Comparison to Several National Laws.
| Project/Area Number |
06672312
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Nursing
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| Research Institution | HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIMURA Sadako Hokkaido Univ., College of Medical Technology, Associate Prof., 医療技術短期大学部, 助教授 (10182817)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1994 – 1995
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| Keywords | Midwife / Legal Resposibility / Duty / Medical Malpractice / International Comparison |
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| Research Abstract |
The author intended to clarify midwife's legal responsibilities in comparison to several national laws.
There are primary four sources of the law. There are (1) the Constitution, (2) statutes, (3) administrative law, and (4) common law. Parallel systems exist at the federal and state levels.
The author analyzed civil cases from the stand point of midwife's fault to be primary cause of injury or death for mother and child.
The foremost charges concerning the midwife's legal responsibilities have been reviewed in such cases as follows :
to provide an accurate and prudent prognosis ;
to observe general health and safety conditions for mother and fetus ; and
to make an immediate report and consult a qualified physician if abnormal symptoms or signs were observed.
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