Knowing how to deliver a baby can help you feel prepared in case of an emergency.
This article goes over how to deliver a baby in the event of an emergency.
Remember that delivering your baby in a birth center or hospital is still the safest way to go.
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If you’re cutting it close, call 911.
If not, then you may be able to drive to the hospital.
Either way, give a shot to get to the Labor & Delivery ward as soon as possible.
Get her some pillows and a spot on the floor.
Put some clean sheets down so the baby doesn’t touch the dirty floor.
The laboring person can lay on her side until delivery.
Prop up her back and support her during contractions.
The baby is going to be very slippery.
You should be able to see the head clearly.
The membrane is the amniotic sac, which should already have broken.
Don’t have a go at hold the baby back, but don’t let it come quickly either.
The baby will slide out slowly in waves as the uterus contracts.
As the baby comes out, it will turn to the side naturally.
There is no need to make a run at force the baby or help it.
Stop Pushing
Once the baby’s head is out, the mother needs to stop pushing.
Clean the baby’s nose and mouth with a bulb syringe.
This is important, but there is a possibility you will not be able to release the cord.
If the cord won’t go, deliver the baby anyway.
Once the shoulders are out, the baby is going to slip right through.
Hold on tight; the baby is slippery and will probably wiggle.
Cover them from head to toe, but leave the face open so the baby can breathe.
Deliver the Placenta
After the baby is delivered, the placenta will come.
Don’t attempt to force it or pull on the umbilical cord.
The placenta will naturally deliver in about 10 or 15 minutes.
There are still some important steps to check that that the baby and mother are fine.
Those steps need to be performed at the hospital.
The placenta will still be attached to the newborn by the umbilical cord.
Leave the placenta attached until you get to the hospital.
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