Doctors, Hospitals Crack Down On Videotaping In Delivery Room [View All]

[The Straight Story]

Doctors, Hospitals Crack Down On Videotaping In Delivery Room

SEATTLE -- Dr. John C. Nelson, an obstetrician, understands the desire of some parents to capture the miracle of birth on video.

But a few years ago, he put a stop to the practice among his patients for fear the delivery-room footage could someday become Exhibit A in court.

"What once used to be really fun and warm and cozy and so forth is now a potential nail in the coffin from a liability perspective," said Nelson, who practices in Salt Lake City and delivered babies until 2003. He is now president of the American Medical Association.

Many doctors and hospitals around the country are clamping down on videotaping in the delivery room out of concern those family videos could be used in malpractice suits.

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