Atención al parto extrahospitalario
- 1 Centro de Salud Novoa Santos, Ourense, España
- 2 Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, España
ISSN: 1138-3593
Year of publication: 2016
Issue: 5
Pages: 331-335
Type: Article
More publications in: Semergen: revista española de medicina de familia
Abstract
Childbirth is a physiological process and, as such, there should be limited assistance for the woman to ensure that it follows its natural process, avoiding any possible complication and, if they do appear, attempting to resolve them. Health personnel should try to achieve a balance between safety and the least possible outside assistance. The out-of-hospital delivery is considered an emergency as it happens unexpectedly, that is, without being previously planned. Given that it has to be treated outside the ideal conditions of a maternity ward, it is considered as an emergency.