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Obstetric emergencies and newborn safety

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for midwives. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 45 minutes, 6 lessons, 1-question final check. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 25 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 1-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 45 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Antenatal risk and escalation · 9 min

    Recognise warning signs of pre-eclampsia and reduced fetal movements and escalate them using your unit's route.

  • Lesson 2: Postpartum haemorrhage and other obstetric emergencies · 9 min

    Recognise postpartum haemorrhage early and describe the first actions of the MOTIVE bundle and the shoulder dystocia drill.

  • Lesson 3: Neonatal resuscitation essentials · 9 min

    Put the first steps of newborn life support in the right order.

  • Lesson 4: Newborn screening and early checks · 6 min

    Explain the timing and purpose of the newborn blood spot, physical examination and hearing checks.

  • Lesson 5: Maternity governance and incident learning · 6 min

    Report a maternity incident and support an open, honest conversation with the family.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 6 min

    Final assessment · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction + annual update, alongside your unit's skills drills (organisation policy).

Midwives, maternity support workers, maternity and neonatal nurses, obstetric and neonatal teams.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Local blood pressure escalation and treatment protocol
  • The early warning chart your unit uses
  • Who to call for each score and how fast
  • Emergency bell / number and what to say
  • Calibrated drapes, weighing, or both
  • Uterotonic and tranexamic acid doses and routes
  • Major haemorrhage call and blood bank route
  • Local drill card and documentation form
  • When and where skills drills run
  • How to call the neonatal team
  • Local cord clamping and resuscitation-with-intact-cord policy
  • Oxygen blending and saturation targets used locally
  • How staff book newborn life support training
  • National/state programme, timing and conditions
  • Who follows up a missed screen
  • The reporting system and timescale
  • Local review and debrief process
  • Who leads the formal candour conversation
  • Disclosure rules outside England
  • Where unit figures come from
  • LMS or record system
  • Live session URL
  • Course URL
  • Educator contact
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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