Childbirth in the ambulance of the emergency medical service of Istria country

Trudnoća i porođaj predstavljaju specifično stanje za svaku ženu te tijekom trudnoće žena doživljava različite psihološke i fizičke promjene koje su prisutne u svakoj fazi trudnoće. Trudnoća započinje oplodnjom jajne stanice, u pravilu traje 40 tjedana te završava porodom. Porod može biti prijevremeni, na vrijeme ili kasni, a dijeli se na četiri porođajna razdoblja. Osim u bolnici, žene mogu roditi i izvan bolnice npr. u kolima hitne medicinske službe. Uloga medicinske sestre prilikom poroda u kolima hitne medicinske službe je značajna, a u radu su prikazani statistički podaci hitne medicinske službe Istarske županije za razdoblje od 2017. do 2019. godine. Pregnancy and childbirth is a specific condition for every woman, and during pregnancy a woman experiences various psychological and physical changes that are present in each stage of pregnancy. Pregnancy begins with the fertilization of an egg, usually lasts 40 weeks, and ends with childbirth. Childbirth can be premature, on time or late, and is divided into four childbirth periods. In addition to the hospital, women can give birth outside the hospital, for example in an ambulance. The role of the nurse during childbirth in the ambulance is significant, and the paper presents the statistical data of the emergency medical service of Istria County for the period from 2017 to 2019.