This text is a comprehensive review in normal and abnormal pregnancy physiology, the most common etiologies of maternal medical emergencies, recognition of maternal deterioration and pending cardiopulmonary arrest, modifications to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnant and postpartum patients, special procedures that can assist in diagnosing and treating maternal medical emergencies tailored to the setting (e.g., point of care ultrasound, resuscitative cesarean delivery, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation), treatment of trauma/stroke in pregnancy, and postpartum maternal medical emergencies. There are streamlined algorithms and cognitive aids designed to improve a team's ability to successfully implement techniques unique to treating maternal medical emergencies and cardiac arrest.
*Offers a practical guide to treating complex and challenging maternal medical emergencies
*Equips the entire team responding to a maternal cardiac arrest with the current evidence-based approaches and techniques
*Presents a thorough review, detailed algorithms, and a consolidated discussion of the practical aspects of implementation
About the Author: Andrea Shields, MD, MS, is OBLS Principal Investigator and Research Team Lead; Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center.
Jacqueline Vidosh, MD, is OBLS Co-Investigator; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, Texas.
Laurie Kavanagh, MPH, is OBLS Program Manager, Seattle, Washington.
Peter Nielsen, MS, MSS, is OBLS Co-Investigator, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Brook Thomson, MD, is OBLS Co-Investigator; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
