Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2015
Abstract
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (“Montgomery”)1 is about a baby being born with severe disabilities. Expectant mothers of small build and suffering from diabetes,2 such as the plaintiff, run the risk of shoulder dystocia, that is – the situation of the baby’s shoulders being unable to pass through the pelvis in a normal delivery.3 In this case, the patient was not told of the risk of shoulder dystocia as, in the doctor’s opinion, the possibility was very small. The doctor was not inclined to warn as most mothers, if told would opt for a ceasarean section and that would deprive them of the (desirable) opportunity of a natural delivery.
Discipline
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Legal Profession
Research Areas
Corporate, Finance and Securities Law
Publication
Singapore Law Gazette
First Page
28
Last Page
34
ISSN
1019-942X
Publisher
LexisNexis Asia Pacific
Citation
LOW, Kee Yang.
A doctor’s duty of disclosure: UKSC sets new paradigm in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board. (2015). Singapore Law Gazette. 28-34.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2602
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