In order for doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to observe the well-being of mother and child during labor, a fetal monitoring system is used to track various health indicators, such as heart rate, oxygen intake and positioning.
This can be done with externally or internally.
Typically, "fetal monitor strips" are used printed during labor and are used to compare the mother's contractions with the baby's heart rate.
It is imperative that doctors are vigilant when it comes to monitoring these results, since many birth complications can be avoided if identified early.
For example, if an ultrasound indicates that the baby in in breech position or has a slowed heart rate, doctors can take necessary steps to treat the problem and change the birth plan in accordance to the complications.
Medical malpractice can occur if a health professional is not actively monitoring these results or notices an abnormality and does not act on it in a proper manner.
If you believe your obstetrician, midwife, or other healthcare practitioner engaged in negligent behavior in caring for you and your child, you should contact an experienced birth injury attorney to help pursue your case in a court of law.
If the judge finds that malpractice has taken place, you may be entitled to financial compensation to help you recover from your physical, emotional and financial stress.
Fetal monitoring can identify the following complications:

• Abruption of the placenta
• Cord compression (lack of blood being supplied through the umbilical cord)
• Heart block (causing an altered heart rhythm)
• Malposition
• Hypoxia (lack of oxygen to the fetus)
• Infection (can suggest the presence of an infection, not the infection itself)
• Uteroplacental insufficiency (not enough oxygen between the uterus and the placenta)
• Other forms of fetal distress

Birth injuries due to negligent monitoring of fetal condition can have devastating effects on the mother, child, and entire family.
If these problems are not treated quickly, precisely and with extreme care, it may lead to fatal results for the unborn child or other negative consequences to the mother.
Fetal monitoring systems exist to protect you from these complications and should be used correctly.
Those who do not provide optimal care to the patient should be held accountable for their actions in a court of law.
The best way to make sure justice is service regarding malpractice is through the help of an experienced attorney.
You are not responsible for the thoughtless mistakes made by a medical professional.