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Title: Emergency Childbirth
A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help
Training Course, Lesson No. 11

Author: U. S. Department of Defence
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Release Date: October 14, 2008 [EBook #26923]

Language: English

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EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH

A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS OF
THE MEDICAL SELF-HELP TRAINING COURSE

LESSON NO. 11

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We wish to acknowledge with grateful appreciation the many services
provided by the American Medical Association, through the Committee on
Disaster Medical Care, Council on National Security, Board of Trustees
and staff, in the preparation of this handbook.

From the inception of studies to determine emergency health techniques
and procedures, the Association gave valuable assistance and support.
The Committee on Disaster Medical Care of the Council on National
Security, AMA, reviewed the material in its various stages of
production, and made significant contributions to the content of the
handbook.

A joint publication of the
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of Civil Defense

and the

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
Public Health Service
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
Division of Emergency Health Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Reprinted December 1970

EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH

What To Do

1. Let nature be your best helper. Childbirth is a very natural act.
2. At first signs of labor assign the best qualified person to remain
with mother.
3. Be calm; reassure mother.
4. Place mother and attendant in the most protected place in the
shelter.
5. Keep children and others away.
6. Have hands as clean as possible.
7. Keep hands away from birth canal.
8. See that baby breathes well.
9. Place baby face dow