In order to contribute to improving the safety of pregnancy, birth and the perinatal environment of the mother and child, health establishments practising obstetrics :
1° Participate in the management of pregnancies and the identification, during pregnancy, of risk factors for the mother and child, in order to refer the mother to a suitable structure before delivery;
2° Provide childbirth and care for the mother and newborn, as well as abdomino-pelvic surgery related to pregnancy or childbirth, under conditions designed to reduce the risks and deal with the consequences of their possible occurrence;
3° Provide immediate postnatal care for mother and child under appropriate medical, psychological and social conditions.