Comprehensive emergency obstetric care does not include:

Setting standards of emergency obstetrics and newborn care: Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care provided in health centres, large or small include the facilities for: Administration of antibiotics, oxytocics and anticonvulsants. Manual removal of the placenta. Removal of retained products following miscarriage or abortion. Assisted vaginal delivery preferably with vacuum extractor. Comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care, typically delivered in district hospital, includes all basic functions above, plus cesarean section, safe blood transfusion and care to sick and low birth weight newborns including resuscitation. It is recommended that for every 5,00,000 people there should be 4 facilities offering comprehensive essential obstetric care.