Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is commonly used by medical professionals to monitor a baby’s health during labor and is pretty much standard practice for most obstetricians. These machines continuously record fetal heart rate and other activities, and heart rate is critical because the patterns establish whether the fetus is getting enough oxygen throughout labor and » Read More

Welcoming a baby into the world should be a joyous event for the parents. However, complications can arise during the childbirth process that can jeopardize the health of the baby and the mother. Although some of these complications are unavoidable, others are caused by mistakes made by the health care provider who is responsible for » Read More