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Fatal Team Failure to Widen the Diagnostic Focus for OB Patient

Fatal Team Failure to Widen the Diagnostic Focus for OB Patient3 mrt11 min

Expert review concluded that a more aggressive response to non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracings, such as a conversion to cesarean delivery, would have been appropriate. Coupled with a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of chorioamnionitis, the case was settled in the high range.