I was thinking you get plenty of notice and the fact that I was having scans meant everything was fine, that I would all be fine and you as [the midwife] said and […] sort of explained that there are other things that can happen, if the placenta ruptures and things like this. It was a bit of a reality call, and a bit of a wakeup call, and I just thought if something did happen and the people that are there with me weren’t able to deal with it. I’m over an hour away from hospital and in the middle of nowhere and it’s December. I couldn’t live with myself knowing that I could have just gone to hospital. What is the aim of the game here? Is it to have some sort of home video that you can show people, or is it to get this child and just make sure that they are here and they are safe?
The distance to the hospital was viewed as being difficult to overcome. Road conditions in rural areas meant an ambulance would not be faster than private car, and air ambulances might not always be available. For instance, one mother was concerned that it would not be possible to get to the hospital quickly enough in an emergency: