title: [Preclinical birth of an extremely premature infant - a case report].
abstract: Obstetrical emergencies requiring emergency medical service are very rare. An extremely premature birth in a preclinical setting is certainly exceptional. In the following case report, the emergency medical team was unexpectedly faced with the home birth of a fetus at the 23rdweek of gestation. Prematurity at the edge of viability poses a challenge to first care, equipment, infrastructure, expertise and clinical ethics. To the authors' knowledge, there is no comparable case report published so far.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Klinikum Bayreuth.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pöhlmann
authors.affiliation: Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Bayreuth.
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Klinikum Bayreuth.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pohl
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007186:Incubators, Infant; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome