My waters had been leaking for a while without me realizing it (a weird, slow leak that only became apparent a day or so later) and she was
distressed from low fluid by the time we
got to the
hospital.
Most likely the fetal
distress would have been picked up much later due
to infrequent and less accurate monitoring and there would definitely have been a delay
getting to the OR as they would have had
to get to the
hospital (even if it's «just 10 minutes away»... see «Hurt by Homebirth» for examples of how far that «10 minutes» can be), the patient would have had
to be assessed and the OR made ready.