Can a doctor specializing in neurology be an assistant to his wife during childbirth? Is it necessary for another doctor or midwife to be present during the delivery?
The assistance of a doctor in giving birth to his wife is indisputable. The doctor, as a spouse, may be present at the wife's birth. On the other hand, it would be inappropriate for a neurologist and not a gynecologist or midwife to take the medical responsibility for childbirth. The spouses' assistance issues arise directly from the Regulation of the Minister of He alth of 20 September 2012 on the standards of medical procedure in providing perinatal care services provided to a woman during physiological pregnancy, physiological childbirth, puerperium and care for a newborn baby. The same regulation also applies to the issue of medical and obstetric liability for childbirth. In this matter, a physician of a different speci alty than an obstetrician gynecologist must take responsibility for the consequences of birth complications. As the regulations clearly show, the gynecological doctor and the midwife are responsible and it is their responsibility to ensure the delivery.
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Przemysław GogojewiczIndependent legal expert specializing in medical matters.
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