Legal Compliance of Medical Information in the Case of a Relatively Indicated Secondary Caesarean Section in Obstetric Clinics in Germany - Part II: New Information Concept

Abstract

The avoidance of liability cases for birth defects due to medical information errors is in the urgent interest of obstetric clinics in Germany. The aim of this study throughout Germany was to have a newly developed information concept with regard to the frequent situation of the relatively indicated secondary caesarean section evaluated by the obstetric clinics in Germany as to its usefulness in practice and to analyze response behaviour on a comparative basis. All obstetric clinics in Germany were contacted within the context of an anonymous online study using a specially developed questionnaire and asked to answer 5 questions. The clinics were divided into two comparison groups based on their previous information practices in relation to the use of a general information sheet when registering a birth with a medical information discussion. 93 questionnaires were analyzed. The majority of the clinics (59.14%) attested to the usefulness in practice of the new information algorithm. In the group comparison, there are clear differences in evaluation. In their own interest, the clinic operators should strive to provide their doctors with a legally compliant information concept along with the necessary human and material resources.