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However, ambulance calls for childbirth are rare, making it difficult for ambulance staff to maintain their skills. In Europe, unplanned out\u2010of\u2010hospital deliveries constitute 0.10% to 0.61% of all births. The exact number of prehospital births in the Region of Southern Denmark remains unknown. The study aimed to determine the extent of unplanned prehospital births attended by the ambulance service outside hospitals in the Region of Southern Denmark from January 2016 through June 2024. We further aimed to identify where the unplanned pre\u2010hospital births took place and to report any birth\u2010related complications in the mothers or newborns encountered by ambulance staff.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was a cross\u2010sectional study utilizing the pre\u2010hospital electronic Patient Medical Record system over 8\u2009years in a mixed urban\u2013rural area with a population of 1.2 million people. All prehospital medical records for ambulance missions dispatched for childbirths were manually examined. The study period spanned from January 2016 through June 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Out of 1,137,222 ambulance dispatches, 3543 cases (0.31%) involved a dispatch code related to childbirth. Many labor incidents were considered uneventful by the prehospital personnel. Of all ambulance runs related to childbirth, we identified 310 births in the Region of Southern Denmark in which ambulance staff assisted with complicated out\u2010of\u2010hospital deliveries. An additional 10 labor cases were regarded as sufficiently complex that obstetric manoeuvres aimed at delaying the delivery of the baby were performed prehospitally, while the mother was rushed to hospital for delivery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Births outside the hospital while the mother is in the care of the EMS were rare, occurring in 0.03% of all ambulance missions. Most of the births took place without complications for both mother and neonate. In four cases, however, the neonate was in cardiac arrest and required resuscitation. Given the limited exposure to prehospital births, we suggest incorporating training in handling these rare events into routine training for prehospital caregivers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Editorial Comment<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cohort study presents obstetrical cases that have been managed first in the prehospital setting by ambulance personnel. 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