OB Emergencies in Non-OB Settings
Obstetric emergencies can happen anywhere, including settings outside of traditional maternity care. This webpage provides resources to support ED-EMS teams and maternity care partners in strengthening response efforts and ensuring mothers receive the care they need, when and where they need it. Additional resources will be added as they become available.
Visit ACOG’s Identifying and Managing Obstetrics Emergencies in Non-Obstetric Settings webpage for algorithms, guidelines, and tools for ED, EMS agencies, and urgent care centers.
Review the AIM Obstetric Emergency Readiness Resource Kit for additional materials and recommendations.
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National Resources
ACOG ED Resources
Florida Resources
FPQC ED Signage – Information with visuals and QR codes for the most complications/diagnosis for postpartum period that links to guidelines for care
PACC ED Triage EMR Example – An example of how the "have you been pregnant in the past year?" screening question has been incorporated into an electronic medical record
AIM Obstetric Simulation Scenarios for the Emergency Department December 2024
Case: Woman Presents to ED with Headache and Hypertension (medscape.com) – CDC and Medscape case challenge on postpartum preeclampsia authored by several experts across the country
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Florida Center for EMS: Obstetrics for Prehospital Professionals – Self-paced online module
Florida Sample EMS Hypertension Protocol – Florida has begun roll out of an EMS Maternal Hypertension Protocol
ACOG EMS Model Guidelines endorsed by NAEMSP, NAEMT, and the Paramedic Foundation
Learn about the Prehospital Perinatal Readiness Recognition Program Here
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SMFM OB Emergency Transfer Checklist – Maternal transport briefing form and checklist to assist hospitals with emergency transfers
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