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Friday, April 26
It's a classic scene: A mother giving birth, with soon-to-be dad orbiting her with a video camera, capturing the moment for posterity. But in many area hospitals, it's a thing of the past. Crain's reports that OB-GYNs increasingly are ordering cameras out of the delivery room, fearing the threat of a malpractice lawsuit (with convenient tape of the incident) if anything goes wrong.