This Maternity Emergencies Update training package, a collection of resources curated by Cathy Winter and Tim Draycott, can be used as a short update for maternity staff (medical and midwifery) who are new to the maternity unit or have been recently redeployed to a different maternity clinical area.
Based on the most recent national guidelines, there is also specific COVID-19 guidance, which includes links to national guidance where maternity staff can find the most up to date advice.
The PowerPoint presentations are intended to be adapted for local unit use so that local guidance is included too. The presentations can be used on a ‘pick & mix’ basis and may also be useful as short individual ‘trolley training’ sessions which can be run in the clinical areas.
This content is available to Members and Fellows only.
Participants
Ideally small multi-professional groups including midwives, obstetricians (including gynaecologists returning to obstetrics) and anaesthetists.
Trainers
The course will need to be led by a midwife, an obstetrician and also an anaesthetist, if possible.
Materials included
PowerPoint presentations & management algorithms for the following subjects:
- Introduction: Including Teamworking & COVID-19 information
- Maternal Sepsis
- Maternal Cardiac Arrest and Maternal Critical Care
- Severe Hypertension and Eclampsia
- Fetal Monitoring in Labour
- Major Obstetric Haemorrhage
- Management of Shoulder dystocia
- Vaginal Breech Birth
- What’s New in your unit – Local Update
Course programme and certificate
An example course programme for a half-day training update has been included, but this can be amended and tailored for your local update needs. There is also a certificate of attendance template which can be adapted for your local update content.
Further resources to support the teaching of this package can be found on the PROMPT Maternity Foundation YouTube channel.
Acknowledgements
Sabina Aziz – peer reviewer
Elizabeth Britton – peer reviewer
Matt Cauldwell – peer reviewer
Mark Clement-Jones – peer reviewer
Ruth Curry – peer reviewer
Tim Draycott – resource curator
Judith Moore – peer reviewer
PROMPT Maternity Foundation
Rowena Pykett – peer reviewer
Sarah Reynolds – peer reviewer
Toshi Sherpa – peer reviewer
Cathy Winter – resource curator