I am so tired of OBs saying they are moving into GYN only due to high malpractice insurance rates. I am quite sure the rates are high and impede on their practice BUT, the reason they are high is due to lawsuits. What infuriates me when lawsuits are mentioned is that it seems to be assumed that all lawsuits are illegitimate and filed by money-hungry persons with no actual reason to sue. I hear it all the time about a doctor who was supposedly sued for failing to chart some minor detail but you know most people who take the time and money to sue actually have a legitimate complaint. If OBs would be more careful about how they practice, develop a report with their patients (making them less likely to sue), and truly use INFORMED consent, I have no doubt that the rate of lawsuits would be lower. In most cases it is their failure to properly inform the parents of the risks involved in doing procedures that result in lawsuits.

Jessica