What Are Some Examples of a Doctor's Negligence in Birth Injury Cases?
March 07, 2006Fetal distress, such as cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), bradycardia (slow heartbeat) and tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), can be determined by properly analyzing a fetal heart monitor. If a doctor fails to act quickly when a fetus is in distress, and the baby suffers a lack of oxygen to the brain, the doctor may be found negligent.
In the case of Brachial Plexus Palsy, a doctor may also be found negligent if he or she doesn't recognize the indicators of a large baby and doesn't use the correct delivery technique.
Some of the ways a doctor should be able to identify a large baby include: Gestational diabetes, excessive weight gain during pregnancy, an obese mother, maternal history and the fundal height of McDonald measurement, which is an external measurement from the top of the pubis to the top of the uterus.