Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.
1
Is any of this happening now?
Call 911
If a baby is unexpectedly born with bowel outside the abdomen, call emergency services immediately.
Do not push the bowel inside.
Keep the baby warm and follow the emergency operator's instructions.
Call emergency services if the child has trouble breathing, becomes blue or gray, is unresponsive, or appears severely unwell.
Other emergency signs, for anyone
Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
2
Is any of this happening?
Be seen today
Contact the maternity team promptly for reduced fetal movement, labor symptoms, leaking fluid, or other concerns they have asked you to report.
After surgery and discharge, seek urgent medical assessment for:
Green or bright yellow-green vomit
A rapidly swelling or very painful abdomen
Repeated vomiting with inability to keep feeds down
Bloody stool
Fever in a young baby or unusual difficulty waking
No stool or gas with vomiting and abdominal swelling
Redness, drainage, or opening of the surgical wound
3
Does any of this apply?
Book an appointment
A prenatal diagnosis needs timely specialist follow-up but is not usually an emergency for the pregnant person.
The article also says
Contact the regular care team for slow weight gain, ongoing reflux, frequent diarrhea or constipation, feeding difficulties, or concerns about the scar.
Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Gastroschisis. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.