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In a significant birth trauma injury case, the mother was given Pitocin<\/a> while in delivery at the hospital. Labor was more than 14 hours. It was managed by two resident physicians and an attending physician. There were signs of uterine hyperstimulation<\/a>, which was alleged to have occurred hours before the delivery and followed by hours of obvious fetal distress.<\/p>\n

According to the report on this case, a nurse told one of the residents that the fetal monitoring signs indicated fetal distress.\u00a0 However, even with this information, the physician allegedly concluded there was no fetal distress and instead increased the dose of Pitocin. The nurse reported the fetal monitoring signs of distress to her supervisor who then contacted a more senior resident and the attending physician who then stopped the administration of Pitocin.<\/p>\n

The baby was later delivered with the assistance of forceps. At the baby\u2019s delivery, the APGAR scores<\/a> of 3 at 1 minute and 5 at 5 minutes were charted. The baby, who\u2019s now nearing 7 years old, had suffered a brain injury from inadequate oxygen.<\/p>\n

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