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Article: Obstetrical negligence: finding evidence in the medical records.(Anatomy of an Injury)
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- September 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 American Association for Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA®). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Attorneys need to know a lot of medicine to evaluate a brain-damaged bate; case. Important proof often involves showing that the infant suffered a period of oxygen deprivation resulting in fetal distress. Fetal distress has been called "a precarious fetal condition that, if allowed to persist, may lead to permanent damage or to perinatal death."(1)
If the case appears to have merit after a preliminary review of the records and the applicable standards of care, counsel will want to retain an expert to examine the records closely. First, however, counsel must become familiar with the various signs of distress and be able to recognize these in the medical records.
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