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Signs of Fetal Distress During Pregnancy and Delivery

Failure to timely perform a C-section in the presence of premature rupture of membranes and severe fetal distress causes periventricular leukomalacia and cerebral palsy in baby

By: ABC Staff

Sep 12 , 2013

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Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

By: ABC Staff

Aug 20 , 2018

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD), is a newborn health condition characterized by breathing difficulty. It occurs when a baby’s body does not produce enough of a lung-lubricating substance called surfactant. Babies with RDS have trouble expanding their lungs, which can make it difficult for them to take in oxygen and...

Baby is severely oxygen deprived during birth and suffers permanent brain damage as a result of physicians misusing Pitocin and failing to quickly deliver the baby, despite non-reassuring fetal heart tones.

By: ABC Staff

Jul 1 , 2013

A baby suffers severe oxygen deprivation and brain damage when multiple standards of care are violated, including improper use of Pitocin, failure to properly react to non-reassuring heart tones, failure to quickly deliver a baby in distress, and failure to elicit the assistance of an experienced (attending) physician when fetal distress is persistent....