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A physician or obstetrician's negligence can happen during childbirth or long before.  \textbf{Negligent prenatal care.} If negligent medical treatment is provided during the pregnancy, it could harm the fetus or the mother (or both). Some examples of negligent prenatal care include the physician or obstetricians:  \begin{enumerate} \begin{itemize}  \item failure to diagnose a medical condition of the mother, such as preeclampsia, Rh incompatibility, hypoglycemia, anemia, or gestational diabetes  \end{enumerate}  \begin{enumerate} \end{itemize}  \begin{itemize}  \item failure to identify birth defects  \end{enumerate}  \begin{enumerate} \end{itemize}  \begin{itemize}  \item failure to identify ectopic pregnancies, or  \end{enumerate}  \begin{enumerate} \end{itemize}  \begin{itemize}  \item failure to diagnose a disease that could be contagious to the mother's fetus (such as genital herpes or neonatal lupus).  \end{enumerate}\begin{itemize}  \item   \end{itemize}  \textbf{Negligence during childbirth.} A doctor's negligence during childbirth could cause injury to the baby and harm to the mother. Common medical errors during childbirth include the physician or obstetricians:  \begin{itemize}