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What do i do if complications arise during a home birth?

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Birth at home: Call 911 and have someone alert the hospital that a newborn is being transferred to their facility. It is best to go to a hospital that a neonatal intensive care unit or at least level ii nursery.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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