title: Maternity emergency care: short course in maternity emergencies for remote area health staff with no midwifery qualifications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve the maternity emergency skills and knowledge of health service providers, without midwifery qualifications, in remote Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive paper utilising data from a needs assessment and course evaluations used to develop and refine a short course in maternity emergencies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Remote area health providers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multidisciplinary short course, targeting non-midwives in remote areas, aimed at improving knowledge and skills in detection, management and referral of maternity emergencies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten courses have been delivered to 175 participants. Evaluations demonstrate a highly valued program, well received and supported by remote health staff.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The course is an important strategy to improve the maternity services offered to women in remote Australia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia. sue.kildea@cdu.edu.au
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kildea
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kruske
authors.forename: Libby
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bowell
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D008880:Midwifery; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services