Commentary for Sanhedrin 144:18

לא צריכא דקאי בתרי עיברי דנהרא דלא מצי אצוליה מאי איכא דבעי איתויי לבי דינא בי דינא בעי התראה

Thus he maintains that a pursuer, whether an adult or a minor, need not be formally warned. R. Hisda asked R. Huna: we learnt: Once his head has come forth, he may not be harmed, because one life may not be taken to save another.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This refers to a woman giving birth, whose life is endangered. Now, if the fetus put forth any limb but the head, it may be cut off, so as to facilitate delivery, and save the mother. But if his head issued, it is regarded as alive, and the mother may not be saved at his expense. ');">¹⁶</span>

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