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We recently lost our granddaughter which might have been caused by a nurse's negligence. My daughter-in-law went in for a check-up and expressed her concerns to the nurse because the baby has not been very active. She was 36 weeks into her pregnancy. The nurse told her that it was normal; however, it took her almost 5 minutes to find the baby's heartbeat and it was faint. She was sent home. Two days later, she was very worried and called the doctor's office that morning, the nurse told her to lay down,rest and come in at 3PM. That afternoon the doctor performed an ultrasound and told her that the baby was dead. We feel that an ultrasound should have been ordered originally when the nurse had trouble finding the heartbeat. We requested an autopsy, the doctor called to tell us that all the organs were fine but didn't give us the cause of death. Time of death was between 3-7 days. We'd like to know if we have a strong enough case to sue for negligence so that others don't have to go through the same ordeal. We want to request a copy of the autopsy and my daughter-in-law's medical records but are worrying that the doctor's office would try to alter the records or refuse to give them up. Doesn't my daughter-in-law legally have the rights to her records? Should we wait to consult a malpractice lawyer before requesting a copy of the records? Thank you for your advice