Newborn Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury During Complicated Delivery

Case Overview

Questions to the Gynecology expert and their responses

How often do you read and interpret fetal heart rate monitor strips?

I read and interpret fetal heart rate monitor strips on a daily basis.

What constitutes a reassuring fetal heart trace?

A reassuring fetal heart trace involves normal baseline, good beat to beat variability, accelerations, and no decelerations.

Could you review this patient's records and opine on your findings?

It sounds like a tracing review is needed. More information is required about what the cord gases were, what the newborn course was, what the imaging studies show, and the current condition of the patient.

About the expert

This highly qualified Ob-Gyn specialist is fellowship trained and board certified in maternal-fetal medicine. He has received his medical training from among the nation's top medical schools, and has served in high ranking clinical and academic appointments at major institutions throughout the nation over his 30+ year medical career.