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Video: Husband helps wife deliver baby at home in UAE

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Abu Dhabi - Medics gave him instructions over the phone.

Published: Sat 15 Feb 2020, 4:35 PM

Updated: Thu 22 Jun 2023, 3:18 PM

A husband in Ajman helped his wife who was in labour and couldn't reach hospital deliver a baby at their home. Medics guided the husband on what to do, including providing him with first aid instructions over the phone through the assistance from the National Ambulance.

The National Ambulance crews said on Saturday that they had responded to a call for a woman in Ajman going into labour and on the verge of giving birth.

The National Ambulance Communications Centre (ACC) had received the call at 6.47 am last Thursday. It was from the husband who said that his wife had suddenly gone into labour and was about to give birth at their home in Ajman. The man said the baby's head had already come out and that he could see it.

Two ambulances with crew and one response unit were immediately dispatched to the woman's home.

At the same time, the team alerted the hospital's emergency department about the case and its expected time of arrival, in order to ensure a smooth handover of the mother and baby and provide them with the appropriate medical care upon their arrival.

The call taker stayed on the phone with the husband and started giving him first aid instructions to assist him to deal with the situation at hand and ensure the safety of the wife and baby until the ambulance crew arrived.

The baby could not wait to get to the hospital and a few minutes after receiving the call, the mother ended up giving birth to her baby boy with the help of her husband, said National Ambulance officials.

On arrival, the paramedics found when the newborn was in the arms of his mother. The team immediately attended to mother and baby and both were safely transferred to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in Ajman to receive the appropriate medical care.

Pregnant women have been urged to undergo regular visits to the doctor and follow their instructions in terms of the expected date of delivery, true labour signs and symptoms to reduce the probability of facing sudden labour and avoid associated risks of delivering outside hospital environment.

ismail@khaleejtimes.com



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