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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Labour progressing rapidly — birth imminent before ambulance arrives.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Strong urge to push, visible crowning, contractions under 2 minutes apart.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cannot reach hospital in time per dispatcher.
Scene hazards: Postpartum hemorrhage, Newborn hypothermia
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 on speaker. Gather clean towels blankets.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wash hands if possible. Privacy for mother.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Support head as it emerges — one hand per side not pulling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If cord around neck — loop over head if loose or clamp and cut only if tight and no help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 — birth in progress contractions crowning status.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Second responder prepare warm dry area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mother and baby both need hospital within hours — bleeding check.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed cord clamping preferred when baby breathing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pull baby by head or arms.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT cut cord unless baby not breathing and emergency requires.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pull the baby out quickly when head appears
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Gentle support prevents perineal tear and brachial nerve injury. Mother's pushes deliver baby.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Birth injury from pulling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Second and later babies often deliver faster than first.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most births proceed without pulling — mother pushes naturally.