临产时,凡能威协母亲或胎儿生命,或同时危及两者生命的并发症,都需要进行紧急的处理。我们的任务就是要防止这些并发症;而这也正是苏联助产事业的预防方针。但是如果一旦发生了并发症,那么我们就必须保证给予及时的熟练的处理,保全母亲和婴儿的生命。产科的紧急处理往往是连几分钟也不能延迟的,所以,当没有产科医生时,助产士也有权 During labor, any complication that threatens the life of the mother or fetus, or at the same time endangers both, requires urgent treatment. Our task is to prevent these complications; and that is exactly the precautionary approach to the Soviet midwifery. However, once complications occur, we must ensure timely and proficient treatment to preserve the lives of mothers and infants. Emergency obstetric care is often not delayed for a few minutes, so midwives also have the right when obstetricians are not available