OB malpractice in China: Same old story

Worlds away, OBs in China are going through the same problems as those Stateside:

The true situation can be more serious. Fearing bad publicity or regulatory punishment, medical staff often favor out-of-court settlements, the amount of which is usually proportional to the ferocity of the trouble-makers who make complaint and threaten to file suit.

The smallest injury is enough to lead to a big medical conflict, given parents’ rising expectations for their pregnant children – often their only ones – and the possibility of high damages.

Hence the emergence of yinao, rogues who can be hired to pursue misconduct cases in order to extort higher compensation. That means they usually resort to creating scenes at hospitals.