“If fetal distress signs were missed during labor, what does it take to prove a birth injury malpractice claim? Nurses noted decelerations, but no one escalated care, and my baby suffered oxygen ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDKey TakeawaysFor most of a pregnancy, normal fetal heart rate will average between 110 and 160 beats per minute.Normal variations in fetal heart rate occur when ...

Even in the womb, where all oxygen is provided by the parental placenta, fetuses can—and do—yawn. More yawns during observation were associated with a lower weight at birth—potentially indicating mild ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with infants born before the COVID-19 pandemic, those born during the pandemic had decreased fetal ...

When a healthy, petite, 21-year-old pregnant Mississippi woman approached her due date, the physician instructed her to choose a date for her labor to be induced. She offered no medical justification ...

A Harford County jury awarded more than $13 million to a mother and her son, a now-18-year-old who suffered brain injuries during his birth at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in 2004. The lawsuit ...

Sildenafil citrate did not improve perinatal outcomes compared with placebo in a trial with more than 3,000 patients. Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors like sildenafil citrate may prevent ...

Even in the womb, where all oxygen is provided by the parental placenta, fetuses can—and do—yawn. More yawns during observation were associated with a lower weight at birth—potentially indicating mild ...