Emergency Childbirth / A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11

by United States. Office of Civil Defense; United States. Public Health Service

What Not To Do

1. DO NOT hurry.
2. DO NOT pull on baby, let baby be born naturally.
3. DO NOT pull on cord, let the placenta (afterbirth) come naturally.
4. DO NOT cut and tie the cord until baby AND afterbirth have been delivered.
5. DO NOT give medication.

DO NOT HURRY—LET NATURE TAKE HER COURSE.

If it becomes necessary for families to take refuge in fallout shelters there will undoubtedly be a number of babies born under difficult conditions and without medical assistance.

Every expectant mother and the members of her family should do all they can to prepare for emergency births. They will need to know what to do and what to have ready. (See "Expectant Mother's Emergency Kit.")