Obstetrical Readiness in Rural Emergency Departments

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:25am – 9:45am ET

Location: Versailles - 2nd Level

CE: 0.25 CME Credit

Speaker(s)

Julie T. Vieth, MD FAAEM FACEP

Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Vermont
Shelburne, Vermont

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Julie T. Vieth, MD FAAEM FACEP: No financial relationships to disclose

More and more obstetrical units close every month in the US. These patients land in the emergency department with a variety of complications, including preterm labor, precipitous delivery, postpartum pre-eclampsia and others. This session will review how rural emergency departments can prepare to manage obstetrical emergencies in the setting of maternity deserts and lack of resources, delayed transport decisions and/or long transport times.

Learning Objectives:

access skills and didactic learning opportunities to provide emergency care to obstetrical patients in resource limited emergency departments.
implement departmental processes and bring in resources to support the obstetrical patient in a rural emergency department.
improve maternal morbidity and mortality in resource limited settings.