Obstetric emergencies and newborn safety
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 25 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 45 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At induction
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
It is 23:30. Amira, 33 weeks pregnant, phones the triage line. She says her baby has been 'quieter today' and asks if she can wait for her clinic appointment in two days
Try it: this is one of 33 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 45 minutes
- Flashcards, process, scenario, step-by-step and quizzes
- 1-question final check, 80% to pass
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 12 slides
- Poll, open-ended slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 134.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| LO 134.1.1 | Recognise warning signs of pre-eclampsia and reduced fetal movements and escalate them using your unit's route + your info | NICE NG133; NICE NG201 | Lesson 1: Antenatal risk and escalation |
| LO 134.2.1 | Recognise postpartum haemorrhage early and describe the first actions of the MOTIVE bundle and the shoulder dystocia drill + your info | WHO/FIGO/ICM PPH guidelines 2025; MSF 7.5 | Lesson 2: Postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies |
| LO 134.3.1 | Put the first steps of newborn life support in the right order | Resuscitation Council UK 2025 | Lesson 3: Neonatal resuscitation essentials |
| LO 134.4.1 | Explain the timing and purpose of the newborn blood spot, physical examination and hearing checks + your info | NHS newborn screening programmes | Lesson 4: Newborn screening and early checks |
| LO 134.5.1 | Report a maternity incident and support an open, honest conversation with the family + your info | CQC Regulation 20 guidance | Lesson 5: Maternity governance and incident learning |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 25 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 45 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Antenatal risk and escalation
3 pages
9 min
Antenatal risk and escalation
3 pages
2Postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies
3 pages
9 min
Postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies
3 pages
3Neonatal resuscitation essentials
3 pages
9 min
Neonatal resuscitation essentials
3 pages
4Newborn screening and early checks
2 pages
6 min
Newborn screening and early checks
2 pages
5Maternity governance and incident learning
2 pages
6 min
Maternity governance and incident learning
2 pages
6Final assessment
2 pages
6 min
Final assessment
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
12 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- How confident are you leading the first minute of a postpartum haemorrhage? 1-5 scale
- How confident are you with the first steps of newborn life support? 1-5 scale
- When did you last take part in a unit emergency drill? multiple choice
- After a drill on our unit, we talk openly about what went wrong without blaming anyone. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find our PPH, shoulder dystocia and newborn resuscitation drill cards and the emergency call route? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
25 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Local blood pressure escalation and treatment protocol
{{HYPERTENSION_ESCALATION_PROTOCOL}} - The early warning chart your unit uses
{{MATERNITY_EARLY_WARNING_SCORE}} - Who to call for each score and how fast
{{OBSTETRIC_ESCALATION_ROUTE}} - Emergency bell / number and what to say
{{OBSTETRIC_EMERGENCY_CALL}} - Calibrated drapes, weighing, or both
{{BLOOD_LOSS_MEASUREMENT_METHOD}} - Uterotonic and tranexamic acid doses and routes
{{PPH_DRUG_PROTOCOL}}
Show all 25 fields
- Major haemorrhage call and blood bank route
{{MAJOR_HAEMORRHAGE_PROTOCOL}} - Local drill card and documentation form
{{SHOULDER_DYSTOCIA_DRILL}} - When and where skills drills run
{{DRILL_SCHEDULE}} - How to call the neonatal team
{{NEONATAL_TEAM_CALL}} - Local cord clamping and resuscitation-with-intact-cord policy
{{CORD_CLAMPING_POLICY}} - Oxygen blending and saturation targets used locally
{{OXYGEN_PROTOCOL}} - How staff book newborn life support training
{{NLS_TRAINING_ROUTE}} - National/state programme, timing and conditions
{{NEWBORN_SCREENING_PROGRAMME}} - Who follows up a missed screen
{{SCREENING_FAILSAFE_CONTACT}} - The reporting system and timescale
{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_SYSTEM}} - Local review and debrief process
{{MATERNITY_REVIEW_PROCESS}} - Who leads the formal candour conversation
{{CANDOUR_LEAD}} - Disclosure rules outside England
{{DISCLOSURE_POLICY}} - Where unit figures come from
{{QUALITY_DATA_SOURCE}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Survey URL
{{SURVEY_URL}} - Live session URL
{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}} - Course URL
{{COURSE_URL}} - Educator contact
{{EDUCATOR_CONTACT}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run obstetric emergencies and newborn safety training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At induction + annual update, alongside your unit's skills drills (organisation policy).
Who needs this training?
Midwives, maternity support workers, maternity and neonatal nurses, obstetric and neonatal teams.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.