The causes of emergency labour are usually threefold: firstly, premature labour. Most often seen in pregnant women between 29 and 36 weeks of gestation, under 18 years of age or over 40 years of age; secondly, the pregnant woman suffers from underlying illnesses such as anaemia, hyperthyroidism and hypertension; thirdly, no routine antenatal check-ups are carried out, resulting in unexpected conditions such as a small foetus, twin foetuses, malpositioned foetus and abnormal placenta not being dealt with in time.