Cerebral Palsy Glossary
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Fetal Distress: What occurs when a baby doesn't receive enough oxygen. The clinical term is hypoxia and could result in damage or death if the fetus is not delivered immediately.
Fetal Heart Rate Monitor: Electronic fetal monitor, or EFM, is used to observe and record the heart rate of a fetus and for keeping track of the frequency, length, and strength of the mother's uterine contractions.
Forceps: Tools used to grip a baby's head and guide it out of the birth canal during delivery.
"After all the information came out, I was bitter. But eventually I put it in my heart to forgive.
It's not about the money, but it helps a lot, because brain injury causes a lot of problems that
you don't know about early on."
"First, you cry. You bawl. You ask yourself, 'why me?' But then I looked at Nathan and I
thought, 'He's exactly the same kid he was before. Now you just know more.'"
"I would tell anyone who's had an experience like ours to keep asking questions.
Don't let them go unanswered. Get a qualified lawyer to look into your case, and don't give up hope."
"The saddest moment came when Ken told us that if Lizzy had been born any time between when I came
in at 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., she would be fine. The doctor had misread the fetal monitoring strips.
She had made a mistake."
