Publication date: May 28, 2026
Pregnancy is a natural and extraordinary time in a woman’s life. Nonetheless, it is important to note that even during a normal course of pregnancy, there is a possibility of the manifestation of symptoms that may occur and require instantly care. The aim of this study was to analyze Emergency Medical Team (EMT) dispatches to pregnant women in 2020-2022 in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Poland). The study was conducted using retrospective analysis. 400,251 patients were screened, of which 3116 pregnant women (0. 79% of total patients) were included in the study. Calls to Ground-Based Emergency Medical Teams were classified under the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). The data were also analyzed according to date of call (year, quarter, semester), territory covered by the EMT, scene of the emergency, patient age, medical procedures applied, selected vital parameters, type of emergency (life-threatening vs. not life-threatening), and patient outcome (left at the scene vs. hospitalization). General analysis showed the mean age of pregnant women covered by this study to be 28. 60 (SD 6. 75) years. 2020 saw the highest number of dispatches (n = 1140). Most of the deployments were to locations with a population of less than 10,000 (52. 98%) and to the patient’s home (90. 50%). 31. 00% of patients received a labor-related ICD-10 diagnosis, including preterm labor and complication of labor. Placement of intravenous access (66. 43%) and monitoring of vital signs (51. 99%) were the most common procedures performed during the interventions. A life-threatening emergency was found in 41. 8% of the women. A chi-square test showed statistically significant relationships between: patient age and life-threatening emergency (chi-square (df = 1) = 4. 00; p = 0. 045), life-threatening emergency and date of call (chi-square (df = 5) = 22. 39; p
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Childbirth | Emergency Medical Team |
| Poland | Paramedics |
| Semester | Pre-hospital care |
| Pregnancy | |
| Pregnant women |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Emergency |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | ICD |
| disease | MESH | preterm labor |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| disease | MESH | labor complication |