A baby's heartrate (as measured by either an external transducer, or a probe hooked into the baby's scalp) is an objective measurement. Comparing it to the comp

A baby's heartrate (as measured by either an external transducer, or a probe hooked into the baby's scalp) is an objective measurement. Comparing it to the completely subjective "signaling" of a police dog is absolutely absurd. Much of the 'prepping' requires the mother to be present (administration of anesthesia, monitoring, etc). The prep of the OR is generally done in parallel with those tasks. If it takes you 30 minutes to the to the hospital, you are delaying a c-section by at least 30 minutes. Additionally, measure that can be taken to reduce fetal stress (while waiting for the OR to be prepped, in the event that is delayed) are _much_ easier to accomplish in a hospital, rather than in a car, or the back of an ambulance.