Prehospital Antenatal Care online short course
Allied Health
A course by
AUT
A fully online short course for paramedics and EMTs to refresh and enhance prehospital antenatal care skills, focusing on physiology, assessment, delivery, complications, and neonatal resuscitation.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
Online, Auckland
Core skills this course teaches
Understand antenatal physiology and assessment
Demonstrate understanding of physiology and assessment processes for pregnant patients in a prehospital environment.
Manage normal and complicated deliveries
Apply best practices for normal childbirth, recognize and manage common antenatal complications, and respond to complex delivery situations.
Perform neonatal resuscitation and care
Carry out neonatal resuscitation and provide immediate post-delivery care to newborns in a prehospital setting.
What You're Signing Up For
This 16-hour online short course is aimed at prehospital healthcare professionals including paramedics, intensive care paramedics, and EMTs. It offers up-to-date training in antenatal care specific to emergency and prehospital contexts. Run by AUT's Paramedicine team in collaboration with industry partners, the course covers both normal and complex pregnancies, complications, delivery procedures, and neonatal resuscitation through multimedia modules and compulsory assessments. The programme is self-paced with up to 6 months allowed for completion.
Course Content
- Physiology and assessment of antenatal patients
- Normal childbirth and delivery in the prehospital setting
- Antenatal complications management
- Management of complex delivery scenarios
- Neonatal resuscitation and immediate neonatal care
- Additional articles, reviews, and case studies to support practical learning
What you need to know first
Bachelor of Health Science in Paramedicine or Authority to Practice (ATP) for EMTs or paramedics
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Health Care
Emergency Services
Paramedicine
Future employment opportunities might be
Enhanced clinical competence for paramedics and EMTs
Continuing professional development in prehospital antenatal care
Improved job-readiness for emergency childbirth scenarios