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Labor and delivery case merit screening

Before you invest in experts, a nurse who practiced in labor and delivery reads the records and tells you whether the nursing care raises real concerns, and what is missing. Obstetric cases depend on fetal monitoring interpretation and timely communication.

What it costs

$850–2,400

Estimate for about 1,000 pages of records

How fast

5–7 business days

Post a case in labor and delivery

Free to post · you pick the nurse and the price

What the labor and delivery nurse checks

  • Electronic fetal monitoring interpretation and escalation
  • Oxytocin administration
  • Shoulder dystocia and emergency response documentation
  • Postpartum hemorrhage recognition

What the review examines

  • Labor monitoring and escalation (see delayed C-section reviews)
  • Neonatal resuscitation at delivery against NRP steps and timing
  • Cord gases, Apgar scores and early neurologic assessment
  • Timing of evaluation for therapeutic hypothermia and transfer to a cooling center
  • Neonatal glucose and temperature management in the first hours
  • Communication between L&D, the nursery and the NICU
  • Electronic fetal monitoring interpretation using NICHD categories and response to Category II and III tracings

Proposals come from license-verified labor and delivery nurses, with their fee and turnaround.

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Records to request

  • Prenatal and L&D records with the complete fetal monitoring strip
  • Delivery and resuscitation records
  • Cord blood gas and placental pathology results
  • NICU nursing flowsheets and transport records
  • Cooling protocol records
  • Neuroimaging and EEG reports
  • The complete fetal monitoring strip, in native format if possible
  • L&D nursing flowsheets and notes

What you get

  • A plain-language assessment of potential deviations from the nursing standard of care
  • The key facts and records each concern rests on, with citations
  • Gaps: records to request, questions for the client, issues needing a physician expert
  • A view on which specialties of expert the case would need

Labor and delivery consultant profiles

Jennifer B. Example profile

Oncology RN, 11 years

6 yrs consulting · CO

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summary
OncologyEmergencyLabor & delivery
$135/hr Plaintiff

Gary M. Example profile

Labor and delivery RN, 20 years

3 yrs consulting · NJ

Medical chronologyRecord summaryExpert witness
Labor & deliveryMed-surg
$150/hr Testifies Plaintiff & Defense

Nicholas T. Example profile

Labor and delivery RN, 16 years

3 yrs consulting · WA

Medical chronologyMerit screening
Labor & delivery
$150/hr Plaintiff & Defense

Christian L. Example profile

Labor and delivery RN, 13 years

2 yrs consulting · NC

CLNC Medical chronologyMerit screeningExpert witness
Labor & deliveryPerioperative / ORWound care
$95/hr Testifies Plaintiff

Kevin B. Example profile

Emergency RN, 22 years

2 yrs consulting · NC

CLNC Medical chronologyMerit screeningExpert witness
EmergencyLabor & delivery
$125/hr Testifies Plaintiff & Defense
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Post a redacted brief, compare proposals

Describe the case without names. License-verified nurses in the right specialty send proposals with their experience and rate. Records are shared only after you hire, in an encrypted workspace.

Need a physician for causation or a certificate of merit? Request one from the case. Already work with a nurse consultant? Bring them into the same workspace on a plan.

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