Desecration of Shabbat for Childbirth
Question
A woman is about to give birth on Shabbat and she has children at home. Can she take the children with her in the ambulance and drop them off with someone who will watch over them?
Answer
If there are only small children and no one to watch over them, and it is urgent, it is permitted. However, if there is time to arrange, it is not allowed.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Orach Chaim, Siman 328
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