A The Bolam principle states: ‘A doctor is not guilty of negligence if he or she has acted in accordance with the practice accepted as proper by a responsible body of medical men skilled in that particular art’.

B Hypoxia in labour probably accounts for 50% of cases of cerebral palsy.

C Risk management aims to reduce risk of subsequent litigation.

D The chief executive of a UK trust is responsible for an individual doctor's quality of care.

E The doctor only needs to inform patients of the risk of common complications of a procedure.

F Litigation is becoming more common because obstetric care is less good.