With the approach of childbirth, almost every woman begins to worry: what if the birth begins unexpectedly in an inappropriate place? The future mummy in the last weeks before the expected delivery is afraid to leave the house once again, but after all, no one has canceled household chores (going to the grocery store, saving money to pay for utilities, etc.), and going out for a walk is not always accompanied by spouse or someone close.
Situations when a woman giving birth for one reason or another does not manage to get into the hospital varies. Often births begin prematurely , while a pregnant woman is on a trip or away from the city. Also there are so-called swift deliveries , when the process of beginning labor birth, the passage of amniotic fluid and the release of the fetus takes just two to three dozen minutes. To keep self-control in the created situation is important for the life of the baby, and for the health of the newly mum.
Keep it to yourself!
A few weeks before the doctor's designated delivery date, wherever you recover, take with you:
- an exchange card containing information about the course of pregnancy;
- passport;
- a sterile diaper in the package;
- charged mobile phone with a certain amount on the account;
- in the light of recent events - an insurance policy.
Childbirth started outside the home
The line of behavior depends on whether you are in the company of other people or in solitude. If there are people nearby, be sure to contact others with a request to help you. Volunteer assistant ask to call an ambulance, stop a taxi, get to the hospital. Have you been alone? First of all, calm down! Dial the emergency number yourself, clearly indicating where you are. It is likely that you can still get to the maternity ward with the help of caring people or thanks to the mobile actions of the ambulance workers.
You do not have time in the hospital
The waters went away, attempts began, and you do not have time to get to the hospital, how to be in such an extreme situation? If you are at home, then everything is somewhat simpler: you have water, clean linen. When outside the home, use the available sterile diaper or even clothing. Collect the will and act in accordance with the algorithm:
- Free the lower body from clothes.
- Take as comfortable as possible: half sitting, leaning back on any firm object.
- Set the rhythm of breathing, breathe deeply and relaxed. Breathe through your nose, exhale through your mouth. When approaching, attempts should be made to breathe briefly and often.
- If the birth is in the presence of an assistant, do not hesitate to ask to control the baby's exit so that he can catch the baby. It is somewhat more difficult to take the child herself. But it's possible! After the baby's head appears, lean slightly and place a hand under it. Sharply pull the child is unacceptable! After the release of the newborn, pay attention to the neck, so that it does not have an umbilical cord. The hinge should be carefully removed so that the baby does not suffocate.
- It is necessary to clean the mouth and nose of the baby from mucus. The mouth is cleaned with a finger wrapped in a handkerchief, the mucus should be sucked from the nostrils of the nose.
- Doctors are about to be? Just put the baby on your stomach, covering it with something warm. If there is no hope that there will be an ambulance in the near future, then take up the umbilical cord. Tie it up tightly with a bandage, thread or tissue girdle in two places,
tummy 5 cm, and the next knot tie, making an indentation of 5 cm more. Between the two bandages cut the umbilical cord with a knife or scissors. The cut of the umbilical cord should preferably be treated with iodine or an alcohol-containing liquid. - It is important that the latter comes out. To do this, you need to strain a little, and the placenta will come out. The latter must be preserved until the doctors arrive, wrapping it in tissue or paper.
Even if the birth took place under extreme conditions, the mother and the baby must be taken to the hospital for examination by a doctor!