[Avodah] [Areivim] Accompanying someone to the hospital

[Daniel Eidensohn]

R' Ben Waxman on Areivim (referring to escorting a very pregnant woman 
tothe hospital on Shabbos):
>> This happened to me while I was living in Quiryat Arba. I ran to ask
>> Rav Lior and he told me that I have to be actively doing something.
>> Since at the time I was in the army, I was able to be the "shomer".
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See Igros  Moshe OH I #132 page 225

"Nevertheless the halacha is that when we find a woman about to give 
birth who is in danger because she is afraid...If she says that she is 
afraid to go alone even after it has been explained to her that there is 
no reason to be afraid - that makes it a question of pikuach nefesh and 
therefore her hsuband or mother should travel with her. Furthermore if 
it a distant hospital that she is traveling to even if she is not crying 
from the birth pains she can still be accompanied. Because even though 
she is not now in danger  it is possible that on the way there the pain 
will increase until she cries out and then she might be in danger from 
her fear....Furthermore because the issur of riding in the car where it 
is not clear anything extra is done because of the one who accompanies 
her - therefore it should be permitted if she is upset about having to 
go to the hospital even though it won't become a case of danger.



see also  YD IV #45.2 page 266

Daniel Eidensohn