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==Preparation for the hospital==
==Preparation for the hospital==
# It would be ideal to:
# It would be ideal to:
 
## register in the hospital prior to Shabbos so as to minimize unnecessary forms to fill out<ref>See M.B. 330:1 who initiates all kind of preparation prior to giving birth</ref>
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## register in the hospital prior to Shabbos so as to minimize unnecessary forms to fill out<ref>
|colspan = "3"|See M.B. 330:1 who initiates all kind of preparation prior to giving birth</ref>
 
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## have a bag prepared with all the woman's essentials for the  hospital<ref>
## have a bag prepared with all the woman's essentials for the  hospital<ref>
|colspan = "3"|It should be noted that not all poskim permit one to take a suitcase when there is no eruv, however since nowadays many consider a change of clothes to be “essential” to the woman's well being one may prepare some sort of bag to take along with you in the event that she goes into labor over Shabbos </ref>
|colspan = "3"|It should be noted that not all poskim permit one to take a suitcase when there is no eruv, however since nowadays many consider a change of clothes to be “essential” to the woman's well being one may prepare some sort of bag to take along with you in the event that she goes into labor over Shabbos </ref>
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## pay a taxi company prior to Shabbos,<ref>
## pay a taxi company prior to Shabbos,<ref>
|Sefer Yad L'Yoledes 4:1b</ref> or prepare the money (plus tip)<ref>
|Sefer Yad L'Yoledes 4:1b</ref> or prepare the money (plus tip)<ref>
|Kovetz Ohr Hashabbos 8</ref> in an envelope beforehand (this is advisable as if one gives a very large bill it is prohibited to accept change back from the driver on Shabbos)<ref>
|Kovetz Ohr Hashabbos 8</ref> in an envelope beforehand (this is advisable as if one gives a very large bill it is prohibited to accept change back from the driver on Shabbos)<ref>
|SSK”h 32:55</ref>
|SSK”h 32:55</ref>
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## disconnect the interior car lights in the event that the car will have to be used on Shabbos
## disconnect the interior car lights in the event that the car will have to be used on Shabbos
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## stay close to the hospital if possible. If this causes undue hardship one need not follow through with these arrangements<ref>
## stay close to the hospital if possible. If this causes undue hardship one need not follow through with these arrangements<ref>
|Sefer Yad L'Yoledes 4:1f</ref>
|Sefer Yad L'Yoledes 4:1f</ref>
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## set the number to the doctor, dula, birthing coach, taxi etc. on speed dial on one's cell phone so as to minimize the amount of buttons to be pressed<ref>
## set the number to the doctor, dula, birthing coach, taxi etc. on speed dial on one's cell phone so as to minimize the amount of buttons to be pressed<ref>
|Oral Psak heard from R' Yitzchok Berkowitz Shlita</ref>
|Oral Psak heard from R' Yitzchok Berkowitz Shlita</ref>
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==Transportation to hospital==
==Transportation to hospital==
# It is halachically preferable to:
# It is halachically preferable to:
 
## have a non-Jew drive<ref>Be'er Moshe 6:51</ref> to the hospital<ref>As reported by EMT hatzalah volunteers Shmuly Neuman K-38 and Ari Epstein F-212, the response time of hatzalah as compared to other private ambulance companies is significantly shorter. Therefore, if time is of essence, one need not hesitate to call hatzalah and in fact one should do so </ref>
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## have a non-Jew drive<ref>
|Be'er Moshe 6:51</ref> to the hospital<ref>
|As reported by EMT hatzalah volunteers Shmuly Neuman K-38 and Ari Epstein F-212, the response time of hatzalah as compared to other private ambulance companies is significantly shorter. Therefore, if time is of essence, one need not hesitate to call hatzalah and in fact one should do so </ref>
 
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## instruct the non-Jewish driver to take the suitcase from the house to the car and the car to the hospital
## instruct the non-Jewish driver to take the suitcase from the house to the car and the car to the hospital
## drive to the hospital (in a situation where no no-Jew is available) by committing as few acts of melacha as possible (i.e. when there is no car behind him and it is not a safety concern to avoid using the blinkers then one should refrain from doing so etc.)
## drive to the hospital (in a situation where no no-Jew is available) by committing as few acts of melacha as possible (i.e. when there is no car behind him and it is not a safety concern to avoid using the blinkers then one should refrain from doing so etc.)
## start the car in an unusual fashion such as holding the key in an awkward manner
## start the car in an unusual fashion such as holding the key in an awkward manner
 
## turn the switch that governs the inside bulbs to "on",when one forgot to remove the bulbs prior to Shabbos</ref> thereby preventing the lights from going on and off when the door is opened and closed.
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# Anyone who will help the expectant mother in both the physiological and/or psychological realms is permitted to be picked up and driven along with the woman. Included in this may be a husband, mother, mother-in-law, dula, birthing coach etc. assuming that they will provide physical and/or mental support to the woman in question.<ref>Igros Moshe O.C. 1:132g</ref>
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## turn the switch that governs the inside bulbs to "on",<ref>
|when one forgot to remove the bulbs prior to Shabbos</ref> thereby preventing the lights from going on and off when the door is opened and closed
 
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# Anyone who will help the expectant mother in both the physiological and/or psychological realms is permitted to be picked up and driven along with the woman. Included in this may be a husband, mother, mother-in-law, dula, birthing coach etc. assuming that they will provide physical and/or mental support to the woman in question.<ref>
|Igros Moshe O.C. 1:132g</ref>
 
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==Arrival at the Hospital==
==Arrival at the Hospital==