Childbirth Emergencies in the Community
Essential Skills and Drills for Those Who Attend Home Births
Available to commission for your whole team or to book individually.
Unlock your potential or the potential of your team with our specialised Baby Lifeline Training, available for those who attend planned or unplanned births in the community.
Our confirmed dates are listed below, however if these are unavailable or not suitable then please do get in touch using the “Contact Us” button. Our team will be in touch to discuss how we can support your training needs.
Commissioned courses offer a unique opportunity to enhance training within your trust or organisation. By eliminating travel expenses, your team can learn and grow together in a comfortable and familiar environment, fostering collaboration and connection.
If you’re unable to commission a course, we would still love to hear from you. We regularly take block bookings for this course and will be happy to discuss the process with you.
| Start Time | Name Details | Location | Price | |
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| October 9, 2026 - 8:30 am |
Childbirth Emergencies in the Community: 9th October 2026 |
Chesterfield COMMISSIONED COURSE ONLY - NO INDIVIDUAL BOOKINGS CAN BE TAKEN |
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| October 16, 2026 - 8:30 am |
Childbirth Emergencies in the Community: 16th October 2026 |
Gateley, 1 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DX FULLY BOOKED |
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| October 23, 2026 - 8:30 am |
Childbirth Emergencies in the Community: 23rd October 2026 |
Health and Care Academy, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington NE23 6NZ FULLY BOOKED |
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| October 28, 2026 - 8:30 am |
Childbirth Emergencies in the Community: 28th October 2026 |
Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 8SZ ONLY 1 PLACE REMAINING |
£195.00 | Add to cart |
| November 13, 2026 - 8:30 am |
Childbirth Emergencies in the Community: 13th November 2026 |
Peterborough COMMISSIONED COURSE ONLY - NO INDIVIDUAL BOOKINGS CAN BE TAKEN |
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We’re delighted that this course was a finalist in the 2020 HSJ Patient Safety Awards
Baby Lifeline’s entry focused on improving safety in community midwifery.
Relevant For
Those who attend planned or unplanned births in the community, such as community midwives, independent midwives, paramedics, MCAs and practice development midwives who will facilitate skill sharing with colleagues.
Aims & Objectives
To provide a hands-on practical session that offers clear guidelines and builds confidence on important elements in the management of emergency skills that may be needed when women birth in the community.
The Need for Training
Births in community settings, and community services in general, are gaining more attention as an option for some low risk mums (The Birthplace Study, 2014; NICE, 2014), and to support continuity of care for mums (NHS Long Term Plan, 2019).
Despite this, community-specific training, where resources are low, seems to be rarely provided for community-based healthcare professionals.
Content
This one-day course will review and update on important elements in the management of emergency skills that may be needed when women birth at home.
It will include:
- Vaginal breech birth.
- Neonatal resuscitation.
- Cord prolapse (to include case discussion).
- Shoulder dystocia (also in water birth).
- Maternal collapse.
- Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH).
- A physiological birth session (paramedics only).
- Communication in a pre-hospital obstetric emergency.
- Profession-specific workstations – communication
with the 999 team, midwifery jargon-busting. - Pre-eclampsia
- Antepartum haemorrhage (APH)
DELEGATE FEEDBACK
“Great day, jam packed with fantastic learning. Really enjoyed the course and feel so much more confident in the community setting now.”
“It was the best study day I’ve attended in a long time. I now understand the physical mechanism of breech delivery and also how the ambulance crew work “
97% of delegates rated the course quality as ‘Very Good’ or ‘Excellent’.
9 out of 10 delegates told us that the course ‘Fulfilled’ or ‘More than Fulfilled’ their learning objectives.
92% reported that they intended to modify practice in a minor or major way following the course.
