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The plaintiff's expert has read the fetal heart rate record one way. Footmark AI reads it the same way for everyone — completely, reproducibly, and in minutes — so you know what the evidence will and won't support before you commit to a theory, retain an expert, or walk into a deposition.
Built for defense firms handling obstetric malpractice claims.
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.
A retained expert produces a narrative — and narratives are built to be attacked. What you need first is an independent read of the underlying record: calibrated, reproducible, and traceable to specific features at specific timestamps. Footmark AI gives you that read, so you can test the plaintiff's interpretation against the evidence line by line and see exactly where it outruns what the record shows.
Every Footmark finding traces to a calibrated measurement at a timestamp. Lay it alongside the plaintiff expert's narrative and find where the interpretation goes beyond the evidence.
What survives cross is what was measured, not what was asserted.
The record contains everything — including what supports the defense. Footmark reads all of it, so you find the favorable evidence before discovery costs mount.
The features that support your case are in the record from day one. Most cases find them too late.
Because the forensic layer is walled off from interpretation, the analysis can't be dismissed as a hired-gun reading. It's reproducible by anyone, including the other side. It's designed to hold up under a Daubert challenge rather than invite one.
A read both sides can reproduce is far harder to attack than an opinion only one side commissioned.
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.
Early case assessment — know what the record supports before you commit resources.
Deposition preparation — walk in with a reproducible read of every feature and timestamp.
Challenging opposing exhibits and experts — show where the interpretation exceeds the evidence.
Settlement posture — make the call on objective findings, not competing narratives.
The traditional model was built around human schedules. Footmark AI was built around the evidence.
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