The birthing area includes
1° Pre-labour rooms ;
2° Labour rooms ;
3° Rooms for observation and immediate care of newborn babies;
4° At least one intervention room for obstetric surgery.
In the event of the creation of a birth sector, or the reconstruction or general refurbishment of an existing sector, all the premises making up this sector, as well as the operating theatre and the post-interventional surveillance room, are located contiguously and on the same level in order to allow the rapid circulation of patients, newborns, staff and the necessary equipment.