Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit July 5, 2002, 01-2353 (Rosalyn Motley v. United States)

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Rosalyn Motley gave birth to a stillborn baby girl on February 7, 1996. On May 14, 1998, Motley and the baby’s father filed a wrongful death action in the City of St. Louis Circuit Court against People’s Health Center, Inc. (PHC), alleging that PHC’s substandard prenatal care caused the baby’s intrauterine fetal demise.