When I first started to do Labor and Delivery, there was nothing like this. The first time we had a maternal death, I was crushed. I began to be aware that we needed more education, we needed to be aware of what to do with these patients.
When I heard about OBLS, I thought it was an amazing course to add to our training to care for pregnant patients. When I was a resident in OB/GYN, I had barely any training in maternal cardiac arrest, so I had a thirst to learn these skills. After taking the course, I realized that this is a course that all people who care for pregnant and postpartum people must take to save lives!
After learning about the program, I saw the value in training our Pediatric specialists and subspecialists in OBLS. We are building a stand-alone hospital to treat pregnant patients who require fetal surgery or immediate neonatal intervention after birth. We wanted our Pediatricians to feel comfortable responding to a maternal medical emergency and knowing how to perform initial stabilization and management until the patient could get to a higher level of care. This course is critical for stand-alone birthing centers, fetal care centers, or hospitals with limited maternity services.
When I first started to do Labor and Delivery, there was nothing like this. The first time we had a maternal death, I was crushed. I began to be aware that we needed more education, we needed to be aware of what to do with these patients.
When I heard about OBLS, I thought it was an amazing course to add to our training to care for pregnant patients. When I was a resident in OB/GYN, I had barely any training in maternal cardiac arrest, so I had a thirst to learn these skills. After taking the course, I realized that this is a course that all people who care for pregnant and postpartum people must take to save lives!
After learning about the program, I saw the value in training our Pediatric specialists and subspecialists in OBLS. We are building a stand-alone hospital to treat pregnant patients who require fetal surgery or immediate neonatal intervention after birth. We wanted our Pediatricians to feel comfortable responding to a maternal medical emergency and knowing how to perform initial stabilization and management until the patient could get to a higher level of care. This course is critical for stand-alone birthing centers, fetal care centers, or hospitals with limited maternity services.