Rural women are at greater risk because of less access to obstetrics departments. But training in emergency obstetrics at rural hospitals could help narrow the gap in care. For women in rural areas, ...

When labor begins, a baby doesn’t care whether the local hospital has closed its obstetrics unit. Women in emergencies who can’t make it to the nearest maternity ward may have to use the local ER. The ...

A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds many hospitals in the state lack key training and ...

The medical staff at the David Grant Air Force Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, is testing a new advanced birth simulator. Travis is one of five installations across the Defense ...

Birth is less safe than it can be. We adapted the UK-developed PROMPT™ (PRactical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training) course to local practices and initiated annual training. PROMPT™ is conducted ...

KARACHI: The National Council for Maternal and Neonatal Health (NCMNH) is holding a three-day refresher course in Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (EmONC) which starts on the July 1 at the ...

KEARNEY -- Hildreth Fire and Rescue delivered a baby in an ambulance fewer than 48 hours after specialized, high-tech training on emergency obstetrics from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s ...

The Emergency Obstetrics and Quality of Care (EmOC&QoC) Unit of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has announced its collaboration with Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) to enhance ...