Your doctor may determine that an emergency C-section was necessary for any number of reasons. With proper monitoring, any of the following can indicate the need for an emergency C-section: -Abnormal fetal heart rate, -Prolonged labor that cannot be stimulated with medications or otherwise, -Placenta previa (a situation where the fetus is positioned abnormally low in the uterus, covering the cervix), -Breech position, -Placental abruption (where the placenta begins to separate from the uterine wall), -Uterine rupture, -Umbilical cord prolapse. Often, your doctor may need to act quickly to perform a C-section. Despite this, some medical mistakes are not justifiable even when your doctor is operating under pressure. If you have questions about an injury sustained during a C-section, call us today to tell us what happened.