Unfortunately, many infants suffer significant brain injury due to the lack of proper fetal monitoring. In the worst cases, an infant suffers fetal brain injury due to a lack of oxygen. During labor and delivery, obstetricians and obstetrical nurses are obligated to continue to maintain and review the fetal heart strip. These are usually recorded either […]
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