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Incredible Stories from Belgrade! When Babies Don't Wait: Births at Gas Stations, in Cars, and in Front of Maternity Wards
Belgrade has five state-owned and several private maternity hospitals. Most Belgrade babies are born in one of them. Some babies have surprised both their mothers and doctors, arriving into the world on the way to the maternity ward.
TL;DR
- Babies are sometimes born en route to maternity wards at locations like gas stations or in vehicles.
- Emergency medical services are trained to assist in unexpected births, providing care and guidance.
- After initial emergency care, mothers and babies are transported to the nearest maternity ward for further treatment.
- Infants born outside of a hospital setting receive a tetanus vaccination upon arrival at the maternity ward due to potentially unhygienic birth conditions.
- Mothers and babies born outside maternity wards are managed separately by gynecologists and neonatologists, respectively.