Out-of-hospital labors, especially premature ones, constitute a significant issue
in Poland and worldwide. In 2011, as in previous years, the vast majority (98.7%)
of all births in the United States were delivered in hospitals. The remaining 1.3%,
that is, out-of-hospital labors in 2011, represented nearly 50 000 births. Preterm
births accounted for 11.7% of all births. The mean maternal age at the moment of labor
was 25.6 years, and 40.7% of all mothers were unmarried
[
[1]
]. The European Resuscitation Council guidelines recommend that the first measures
which should be undertaken by paramedics during labor are removing wet towels, drying,
and protecting against hypothermia
[
[2]
]. Delivering a newborn in a prehospital setting is one of the basic medical personnel
abilities
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Publication History
Published online: June 19, 2016
Accepted:
June 15,
2016
Received:
June 15,
2016
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☆Source of support: No sources of financial and material support to be declared.
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