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What you should know about fetal heart monitoring and fetal distress

When there's fetal distress, it's time for an emergency delivery

Nurses and doctors must into action when there's uterine tachysystole

Neonatologists are responsible for caring for hospitalized critically-ill babies during their 28 days of life

Communication errors create danger by allowing critical lab values, radiology results to fall through the cracks

Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series

If the baby's head is too big to fit through the birth canal during labor and delivery, it requires prompt medical attention

Communication issues between nurses and doctors top the list of problems causing these sentinel/never events

Nurses and doctors must jump into action when there's a sign of fetal distress

Spina bifida is detectable by ultrasound and prenatal testing

Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) provides lots of information that can be used to decide if an emergency delivery is needed