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BASICS
Etiology
- Delivery in ED is rare:
- Incidence of ED deliveries in U.S. is not known.
- Health care systems in which patients have little prenatal care tend to have greater incidence of ED deliveries.
- ED deliveries usually occur in 1 of following 3 scenarios:
- Multiparous patient with history of prior rapid labor
- Nulliparous patient who does not recognize symptoms of labor
- Patients with lack of prenatal care, lack of transportation, or premature labor
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