Becerra v. ContraCostaCounty
Countys Pittsburg Clinic on December 31, 2003. Her estimated date of delivery was February 23, 2004. Esparza had three subsequent prenatal visits before she was admitted to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center on February 15, 2004. At 3:00 p.m. that day, a fetal heart rate monitor was placed on Esparza, who was noted to be breathing well with her uterine contractions. At 3:45 p.m., her contractions became irregular, but returned to normal at 5:45 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., the fetal heart rate was at 110, the same level it had been throughout the course of the monitoring. Contractions continued every three to five minutes. At 7:00 p.m., Esparza was admitted to the perinatal unit. Her labor from 7:59 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. was unremarkable. The judgment is affirmed.
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