First Aid - Emergency Childbirth:
Let the woman on her back, if you MUST move her then carry her. Put her outside people's view.
Since cleanliness is ESSENTIAL; wash very very well your hands if you can, use also a hand or finger brush if you can.
The important point is the manipulation of the baby. Hold him UP at the moment when he starts to birth.
Clean his face with a clean cloth so that you clean his mouth & nose & permit him /her to breath.
Most babies cry at birth and start to breath. But they all have in the mouth & nose some liquids that MUST come off.
Lift up the new born by the feet; place your left hand index between his ankles, having your thumb around one ankle & your other 3 fingers around the other ankle.
With the right hand, support the shoulders, neck & head of the baby.
THE BODY OF A NEW BORN IS VERY SLIPPERY & YOU MUST USE YOUR 2 HANDS, TO DO A SAFE JOB.
Wrap the new-born in what is at hand, blankets, coat etc. then lay him down on his side, on the mother's abdomen facing her feet.
YOU MUST TAKE CARE NOT TO PULL ON THE UMBILICAL
CORD, which still ties the mother to the child.
Touch it as little as possible. The cordon & the placenta (what follows) are usually expelled from the mother's womb about 20 minutes after the child birth.
Don't let it fall in a dirty place but wrap it with the new born, it is not very clean but it is safe.
DON'T CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD, because you could give infection to the new born, with contaminated blades or the child could bleed to death if the umbilical cord is not well tied up.
There is no reason for alarm if after a few hours, the placenta is still not expelled.
You can then transport the mother and the child on the condition that the baby is solidly wrapped on the mother's abdomen.
During the first hour after child-birth, haemorrhage danger is ALWAYS present.
The quantity of blood coming along with a childbirth ALWAYS scares the inexperienced persons, but it is normal.
So relax. The haemorrhage happens when the uterus's muscles don't contract.
The baby's weight upon the mother's abdomen favours this contraction that can also be helped by light massage.
At the touch just under the navel, the uterus MUST give the impression of a firm organ. Check often with the hand, if it stays firm.
Check the baby often, to see if he breathes. It may be needed to lift him up many times to make him cry & help him to disengage his nose & mouth & respiratory channels. Keep him warm.
The rescuer MUST reassure the mother while reducing his intervention to a minimum in the natural process of child-birth.
He verifies if the baby breathes & manipulates him as little as possible.
You MUST be as clean as possible, according to circumstance when you assist a mother in child-birth.
If you MUST cut the umbilical cord, use sterile blade. Cut it about 3 inches, after the baby, using this extra length to make a good knot. Otherwise he could bleed to death.
WARNING:
ALWAYS wait till the umbilical cord has turned into a white colour before cutting.
NEVER CUT BEFORE 3 TO 5 MINUTES OF CHILD BIRTH.
Touch it as little as possible. The cordon & the placenta (what follows) are usually expelled from the mother's womb about 20 minutes after the child birth.
Don't let it fall in a dirty place but wrap it with the new born, it is not very clean but it is safe.
DON'T CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD, because you could give infection to the new born, with contaminated blades or the child could bleed to death if the umbilical cord is not well tied up.
There is no reason for alarm if after a few hours, the placenta is still not expelled.
You can then transport the mother and the child on the condition that the baby is solidly wrapped on the mother's abdomen.
During the first hour after child-birth, haemorrhage danger is ALWAYS present.
The quantity of blood coming along with a childbirth ALWAYS scares the inexperienced persons, but it is normal.
So relax. The haemorrhage happens when the uterus's muscles don't contract.
The baby's weight upon the mother's abdomen favours this contraction that can also be helped by light massage.
At the touch just under the navel, the uterus MUST give the impression of a firm organ. Check often with the hand, if it stays firm.
Check the baby often, to see if he breathes. It may be needed to lift him up many times to make him cry & help him to disengage his nose & mouth & respiratory channels. Keep him warm.
The rescuer MUST reassure the mother while reducing his intervention to a minimum in the natural process of child-birth.
He verifies if the baby breathes & manipulates him as little as possible.
You MUST be as clean as possible, according to circumstance when you assist a mother in child-birth.
If you MUST cut the umbilical cord, use sterile blade. Cut it about 3 inches, after the baby, using this extra length to make a good knot. Otherwise he could bleed to death.
WARNING:
ALWAYS wait till the umbilical cord has turned into a white colour before cutting.
NEVER CUT BEFORE 3 TO 5 MINUTES OF CHILD BIRTH.
