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INEM was called to 60 births in emergency vehicles and 23 in public places in 2025. The North and Alentejo had fewer cases. “It's not the distances, it's the lack of follow-up,” says Caldas Afonso.
The union says the measure will only succeed with a 'real' commitment to doctors. Garcia da Horta Hospital in Almada will be the first to host a regional obstetrics and gynaecology emergency unit.
Babies born to foreign mothers continue to represent a sizeable proportion, particularly due to the contribution of Brazilian women.
Thirty weeks pregnant and diagnosed as high-risk for pre-eclampsia, she had to be hospitalised in Lisbon.
