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The Cape Town obstetric flying squad. Its inception, organization and operation
Abstract
In a country with adequate medical services there should be no need for an obstetric emergency unit., since in ideal circumstances every woman would be delivered of her child in a hospital. Disaster may strike at any time in labour. Delay in adequate treatment before transportation to hospital may well mean the difference between life and death.
A strong link exists between the obstetric emergency service and the University of Cape Town. The equipment was purchased by funds donated by the students' Hospital Rag committee. The service operates from, and admits to, hospitals which are attached to the medical faculty of the University. Senior medical students form an integral part of the unit, thus not only performing a useful function but also benefiting from a unique opportunity of seeing and studying the hazards of childbirth in patients who have not, in most cases, received antenatal care.
