In high risk pregnancies, labor and delivery team shouldn't wait for a problem before delivering the baby
OB, nurses waited too long to deliver high-risk mom, baby born with brain injury
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Houston court of appeals upholds medical malpractice case against neonatologist
Plaintiffs claim that neonatologist caused infant's death by failing to start antibiotics and investigating cause of abnormal blood work
Texas certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) loses legal challenge against physician experts
CRNA note for epidural anesthesia placement catheter was missing from the medical record
Houston court of appeals dismisses Pseudomonas infant death case
Texas tort reform requirements require attentive experts and experienced medical malpractice attorneys
Infections during pregnancy and fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS)
With proper prenatal care, infections may be treated before FIRS
Oxytocin/Pitocin medication errors linked to fetal distress, brain injury, and uterine rupture
Rapid administration can lead to dangerous uterine overstimulation
What neuroradiologists look for to identify hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
A brain MRI scan is the go-to radiology study
How labor and delivery nurses decide which moms need priority evaluation and care
Maternal Fetal Triage Index is a tool that help nursing staff identify the relative risk of patients
Newborn brain/interventricular hemorrhage signs, symptoms, and medical malpractice
This condition can be caused by a hypoxic-ischemic brain injury during labor and delivery
There are risks to stopping fetal monitoring before delivery
Baby is born with brain injury after no monitoring in operating room and no-rush C-Section delivery