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The Courts, the Government and the Obstetric Care Consumer: An Inventory
Author(s) -
Gray Ann
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1979.tb01346.x
Subject(s) - commission , government (linguistics) , business , health care , political science , law , public administration , philosophy , linguistics
A review of recent court cases challenging midwifery is presented, along with a description of the role of the Federal Trade Commission in this area. Activities of the Senate, HEW, the General Accounting Office, the National Institutes of Health consensus meetings, and the FDA, as they relate to obstetric care, are described.