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Instructions for helping someone else

Seizure during pregnancy or after birth

Before continuing

In an emergency, contact the official service (141) in your area.

What to do

  1. Seizure during pregnancy: emergency help now. Do not wait 5 minutes.
  2. After giving birth, also get immediate help for seizures. Report the birth date.
  3. Cushion the head. Clear nearby hazards and note start/end times.
  4. After jerking stops, check response and breathing. Abnormal breathing: CPR with dispatcher guidance.
  5. Unresponsive but breathing normally, without trauma: place on their side and monitor.
  6. Stay with her. Rescue medicine only under her plan and if trained.
  7. After the seizure: unresponsive with abnormal breathing, adult CPR and AED. Report pregnancy/birth date. After a fall minimise movement. Airway first.

What to avoid

  1. Do not restrain her or put anything in her mouth.
  2. No food or drink until fully recovered.
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