Expectant moms and dads in a town in Sweden are being provided training on ways to provide a baby in a car after the regional maternity ward was allocated for closure.
2 midwives at the hospital located in Solleftea developed the concept in order to help parents to feel more secure throughout the long journey to the nearby maternity unit, The Local reports. From February, that will remain in either Ornskoldsvik or Sundsvall – both over 100km (62 miles) away.
Stina Naslund, who is heading the course, states that she understands many individuals are anxious about taking a trip such a far away through rural regions, especially in dark winter season conditions.
Ms Naslund informs The Local that she wishes to prepare individuals for what might happen. “Automobile mishaps, the car could break down, you possibly drive off the road. You need to be ready, and the worst might take place even if it is extremely, very unusual,” she states. The training will include exactly what to do if the baby’s arrival is imminent, The Local included.
About 20,000 individuals reside in Solleftea municipality, 50 percent in the town itself. The choice to cut regional maternity services was part of a cost-cutting step passed in October. Mia Ahlberg, head of the Swedish Midwives Association, supports the training however states it’s “tragic” that it is needed due to the fact that health services are being shut down in small communities.
