Urgent Call to Improve Emergency Obstetric Care After Street Birth Incident
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Urgent Call to Improve Emergency Obstetric Care After Street Birth Incident

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Summary:

  • Street birth incident in Carregado sparks urgent review of obstetric emergency protocols

  • Caldas Afonso stresses the importance of identifying systemic gaps in emergency obstetric care

  • Contractions less than five minutes apart require immediate emergency transport, a basic protocol that must be followed

Following the distressing incident of a woman giving birth on the street in Carregado, Caldas Afonso, head of the commission tasked with reorganizing obstetric emergencies, emphasizes the need to identify and rectify systemic failures.

Afonso highlights that emergency situations are clearly defined, including the critical indicator of contractions occurring less than five minutes apart, which necessitates immediate emergency transport.

"We're talking about basic protocols. It's clear that an emergency transport must be activated in such cases," Afonso stated, underscoring the importance of adhering to established guidelines to prevent similar occurrences.

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