Midwifery Academy · MINC-MW-004
Recognition and Initial Management of Obstetric Emergencies
Recognition and Initial Management of Obstetric Emergencies was selected because it addresses an important midwifery responsibility with direct implications for patient safety, continuity and quality of care. The module progresses from foundational concepts through assessment, midwifery action, communication, evaluation and an integrated practice-improvement exercise.
40 CPD credit hours · 40 one-hour units · 2400 minutes · Coming soon
MINC is still writing this module. Its units are listed below so you can see what is coming; none of them can be started or bought yet.
Module aim
Obstetric emergencies progress rapidly. Midwives require rehearsed recognition, first response, team activation, communication, referral and reassessment within professional scope.
What you will be able to do
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to recognise common obstetric emergencies rapidly.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to initiate scope-appropriate first response.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to activate team and referral pathways.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to communicate using structured handover.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to reassess and document response.
Units
- Emergency preparedness in maternity care (60 min)
- Rapid obstetric triage (60 min)
- ABCDE adapted to pregnancy (60 min)
- Calling for help and team activation (60 min)
- Emergency equipment and medicine readiness (60 min)
- Shock recognition in obstetrics (60 min)
- Major obstetric haemorrhage principles (60 min)
- Antepartum haemorrhage (60 min)
- Placenta praevia awareness (60 min)
- Placental abruption awareness (60 min)
- Postpartum haemorrhage recognition (60 min)
- Uterine atony and first response (60 min)
- Retained placenta awareness and escalation (60 min)
- Genital-tract trauma and bleeding (60 min)
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (60 min)
- Severe pre-eclampsia recognition (60 min)
- Eclampsia and seizure safety (60 min)
- Magnesium-sulfate monitoring awareness (60 min)
- Sepsis in pregnancy and postpartum (60 min)
- Maternal collapse (60 min)
- Basic life support in pregnancy (60 min)
- Anaphylaxis in maternity care (60 min)
- Umbilical-cord prolapse (60 min)
- Shoulder dystocia team response (60 min)
- Obstructed labour recognition (60 min)
- Uterine rupture warning signs (60 min)
- Breech presentation emergency awareness (60 min)
- Multiple-birth complications (60 min)
- Fetal distress and urgent escalation (60 min)
- Preterm labour and birth preparation (60 min)
- Prelabour rupture of membranes (60 min)
- Acute severe anaemia (60 min)
- Venous thromboembolism warning signs (60 min)
- Amniotic-fluid embolism awareness (60 min)
- Emergency newborn resuscitation readiness (60 min)
- Safe referral and transport (60 min)
- SBAR in obstetric emergencies (60 min)
- Emergency documentation (60 min)
- Debriefing and team learning (60 min)
- Integrated obstetric-emergency simulation (60 min)
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