{"id":1369,"date":"2026-09-22T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2026-09-21T06:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:53:25","slug":"860000-settlement-in-inadequate-fetal-monitoring-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/860000-settlement-in-inadequate-fetal-monitoring-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"$860,000 Settlement in Inadequate Fetal Monitoring Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Doe was admitted to a hospital at 29 weeks gestation. At the time of her hospital admission, she was suffering from vaginal bleeding, and the fetus had decreased fetal movement. She began <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diagnostics\/23464-fetal-heart-rate-monitoring\">continuous fetal monitoring<\/a> and experienced ongoing contractions. The fetal monitoring was unreliable in that the providers had difficulty obtaining and maintaining consistent fetal heart rate tracings.  <\/p>\n<p>Ms. Doe experienced decelerations and there was an inability to obtain fetal heart tones.  She was then taken to a delivery room, where about 30 minutes passed without a documented fetal heart tracing. <\/p>\n<p>Ms. Doe underwent an emergency Cesarean section, but her child was delivered in need of extensive resuscitation.  Despite this effort, the child died. An autopsy revealed no congenital abnormalities.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/860000-settlement-in-inadequate-fetal-monitoring-lawsuit\/#more-1369\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Doe was admitted to a hospital at 29 weeks gestation. At the time of her hospital admission, she was suffering from vaginal bleeding, and the fetus had decreased fetal movement. 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