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A denigration curve to delineate the spread of communication about obstetric staff errors in Italy and its practical
U Indraccolo1, A C Castigliego2, P Fedeli3
1Maternal-Infantile Department, "Alto Chiascio" Hospital of Gubbio and Gualdo Tadino, ASL 1 Umbria, Italy.
Background:
Mistrust of doctors and the desire for compensation are driving a rise in malpractice litigation worldwide.
Aim:
To estimate the extent to which Italians view birth complications as malpractice in obstetric care, and how widespread this perception is.
Method:
WhatsApp® and Facebook® contacts of one of the authors were invited to respond to an online questionnaire. The answers of 265 Italian respondents were used to estimate how common the perception of obstetric staff errors is and how this perception spreads over time: the denigration curve. To test if the denigration curve is reliable, the curve has been plotted along with the trend of the rate of litigation in Italy.
Results:
Almost a 50% of respondents deemed that birth complications are due to obstetric staff errors. The likelihood of the percep-tion that one has experienced a birth complication was 64.5%. The communication of obstetric staff error seemed low overall among the respondents. The denigration curve shape is almost coincident with the curve of claim rates in Italy, proving that it would be reliable.
Conclusion:
The respondents provided an estimate of the rate of birth complications that was higher than the real occurrence rate, and attributed these complications to obstetric staff errors. The denigration curve could predict whether and when there might be litigation related to any birth complications (both error related and non-error related).
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