[Out-of-hospital births]

Abstract

Childbirth is a physiological process and, as such, there should be limited assistance for the woman to ensure that it follows its natural process, avoiding any possible complication and, if they do appear, attempting to resolve them. Health personnel should try to achieve a balance between safety and the least possible outside assistance. The out-of-hospital delivery is considered an emergency as it happens unexpectedly, that is, without being previously planned. Given that it has to be treated outside the ideal conditions of a maternity ward, it is considered as an emergency.

Keywords: Maternal morbidity; Morbilidad materna; Obstetric emergency; Out-of-hospital delivery; Parto extrahospitalario; Urgencia obstétrica.