Medicolegal aspects of obstetrics

The main subject in medicolegal aspect of obstetrics is the medical malpractices. Medical malpractices is a growing problem in many countries including Turkey.
Usually Obstetrics's core business is aphysiological process which usually ends successfully without medical intervention. When it does not medically , emotionally and financially consequences can be disastrous. The risks involved in pregnancy and childbirth have changed over the years and are continually being reassessed.
At Turkey there are malpractices like in other countries including obstetrics. Between years 1990-2000 theer were 103 cases which State Institute of Forensic medicine of Ministry of Justice of Turkey has given opinion as expert witness. 69 % of the cases were performed by Obstetrics and 22 % of them were performed by widwives.
In this paper I will try to give some details about legislations, procedures and situation of malpractice cases in Turkey.