EXPERT MEDICAL EVIDENCE ANALYSIS
Footmark AI reads any fetal heart rate record in minutes and delivers a complete, explainable interpretation. Unlike a retained expert witness, it has no stake in the outcome and produces the same analysis no matter who orders it — so plaintiff counsel, defense counsel, insurers, and the experts who advise them all work from one objective read.
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Case File
FHR-2024-08831
| Time | Feature | Conf. |
|---|---|---|
| 14:02 | Baseline 140 bpm | 0.98 |
| 14:18 | Minimal variability | 0.94 |
| 14:31 | Late deceleration | 0.97 |
| 14:44 | Recurrent late decels | 0.96 |
Plain-language analysis
Recurrent late decelerations beginning at 14:31 with minimal variability suggest evolving fetal acidemia. The pattern meets NICHD Category III criteria at 14:44 — a 27-minute window before delivery at 15:11.
Illustrative example. Not a real patient record.
<40%
Agreement rate among board-certified OB specialists reviewing the same fetal heart rate record.1 The most important evidence in the case gets the least consistent read. Footmark AI gives every party one objective reading to work from.
Footmark AI is built in two separate layers. A forensic processing layer measures the evidence — baseline, variability, decelerations, contractions, and timing — and produces calibrated, structured findings with a documented audit trail. A separate analysis layer writes the report, and it never sees the raw image. It can only describe the measurements the forensic layer produced.
That separation is deliberate. It means the analysis can't be steered by who's paying for it, the same record produces the same findings every time, and every conclusion traces back to a specific, calibrated measurement at a specific timestamp. It's why a Footmark analysis reads the same whether plaintiff, defense, or an insurer requested it — and why it's designed to hold up under a Daubert challenge rather than invite one.
Submit any fetal heart rate record — scanned paper, digital file, or PDF from discovery. We accept any format and any age of record.
The forensic layer extracts and calibrates baseline heart rate, variability, decelerations, and contractions. It identifies each feature, records each timestamp, and assigns an NICHD classification with confidence scoring.
A complete, explainable report — annotated visualization, feature-by-feature breakdown, deviation analysis against published NICHD and ACOG interpretation guidelines, and a plain-language summary any party can rely on.
Footmark AI has no stake in the outcome. The same fetal heart rate data produces the same analysis regardless of who ordered it — plaintiff, defense, or insurer. No client relationship. No prior opinions to protect.
Inter-observer agreement on fetal heart rate interpretation has been reported below 40% in peer-reviewed studies.¹ Footmark AI doesn't have an opinion. It reads what's there.
Footmark AI reads fetal heart rate data in minutes. Not six weeks. Not after a scheduling call with an expert who's booked out. The moment the file lands, Footmark AI gets to work.
The expert-witness system was built around human availability. Footmark AI was built around the evidence.
Every finding traces back to a specific, calibrated measurement at a specific timestamp. The report is explainable, quotable in a brief, and designed to hold up under cross-examination from either side of the table.
It is not a black box: every classification shows its work, your expert can build on it, and it is structured to withstand scrutiny.
The analysis is identical regardless of who runs it. What changes is how you use it. Choose your view.
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See the plaintiff viewPressure-test the other side's exhibits with an independent, reproducible read.
See the defense viewPrice exposure on what the evidence shows, not on what either side asserts.
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See the medical viewFootmark AI begins with cardiotocography — the fetal heart rate record at the center of obstetric malpractice litigation, and live today. The same forensic-first architecture extends across the visual medical evidence that text-based tools can't read: chest imaging, ECG, audiology, and beyond. One defensible methodology for the evidence that decides cases.
The traditional model was built around human schedules. Footmark AI was built around the evidence.
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1 Statistics cited on this page reflect published estimates from peer-reviewed literature on inter-observer agreement in fetal heart rate interpretation.