Obstetric Emergencies

A thorough understanding of these somewhat sphincter-tightening events will pay both real-world and exam-world dividends.

MOH and AFE have both previously featured as CRQ/SAQ questions.

• Amniotic fluid embolism
• Impacted foetal head
• Maternal cardiac arrest
• Maternal sepsis
• Major obstetric haemorrhage
• Obstetric difficult airway
• Placental abruption
• Umbilical cord prolapse
• Uterine inversion (in brief)