Birth Emergency Skills Training: Manual for Out -of- Hospital Midwives

Midwives attending childbirth in homes and birth centers seldom encounter emergencies, but when crisis occurs, lives hang in the balance! It is difficult to remain proficient in skills so seldom practiced, yet pregnant women rely on the expertise of the provider in an emergency.

Birth Emergency Skills Training: Manual for Out-of-Hospital Midwives is the interface between the world of midwifery and the world of medicine. It carries the reader from the initial steps of intervention though definitive care, balancing a friendly tone and visual appeal with authoritative and clinically useful information. It is loaded with mnemonics and other memory aids, and is richly illustrated with the author's artful drawings and photography.

What people are saying about the Birth Emergency Skills Training textbook and course

" BEST will save lives. It is beautifully illustrated, comprehensive, yet easy to follow. It will set the standard of care for emergency management of complicated deliveries. "
Daphne Singingtree, CPM
Academic Director, Aviva Institute

" Amazing! The most comprehensive course ever designed. The book is full of concise, critical thinking and step-by-step cognitive actions for everyone from the beginner to the expert. The illustrations add so much to the written content. "
Phyllis Block, CNM, MSN
Harrisburg, PA

" Love the orientation, how the novice vs expert processes information, communication in emergencies, acknowledging intuition as a valid skill...It really adds to a more complete picture of midwifery practice. "
Helena Wu, LM, CPM, Herbalist

" Wow, this is comprehensive!! As an NRP instructor for 20 yrs, I liked the section on neonatal resuscitation. Great photos and resources! Loved the text and the course. " Andrea Dixon, CNM
Carmel, IN

" Birth Emergency Skills Training is not only an essential guide for all midwives who attend out-of-hospital birth, but also for midwives in any care setting. The information is comprehensive, thorough, and evidence-based. It gives midwives and other birth attendants a powerful guide for practice in emergency situations while continuing to emphasize that birth is normal. In addition, the manual covers conditions that are not very common but necessitate immediate recognition and treatment. Ms. Gruenberg has written an outstanding manual with clear and concise interventions while complimenting the information with relevant images, tables, and photos. This manual will be required reading for all birth attendants at our birth center not just for the attendant's skills and knowledge but for the safety of our clients and their babies "
Abigail Eaves, CNM, MSN Full Circle Midwifery Birth & Health Center

" The neonatal resuscitation lesson is fabulous! This course is going to be a major resource for midwives. "
Kim Perry, CPM, APN, CNM, MSN

" This is an excellent course. I will recommend it to other midwives. "
Erin Ryan, CPM, LM

" Well presented and very appealing visually. Easy to understand. "
Tamy Roloff LM, CPM, CD

" The course was fantastic. The book is a gem! The content was thorough, easy to understand and easy to follow. "
Kelly B. Brown, DC, CSCS, Colorado
author of The Perinatal Fitness Instructor Manual