Liability claims 'driving out SA's obstetricians'
The rise in legal claims means ob-gyns can now expect to pay more than R1m a year for malpractice insurance
02 February 2020 - 00:07
Skyrocketing liability claims are among the factors behind an exodus of obstetrician-gynaecologists (ob-gyns) from SA, an organisation representing the specialists says.
The rise in legal claims means ob-gyns can now expect to pay more than R1m a year for malpractice insurance, about four times more than they did six years ago...
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