Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course 2025: Comprehensive Bundle

🩺 Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course 2025

Comprehensive Bundle (SMFM)

---

📌 Overview

The Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course 2025: Comprehensive Bundle by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is a high-level, case-based training program focused on managing critically ill pregnant patients.

This web-based course delivers interactive, clinically relevant modules covering everything from pregnancy physiology to life-threatening obstetric emergencies, making it one of the most practical resources in maternal critical care.

---

🎯 Target Audience

• OB/GYN physicians
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists
• Critical care physicians
• Residents & fellows
• Nurses and advanced practice providers

---

📦 Course Structure

• 📚 23 Comprehensive Modules
• 🧪 Each module includes:
  • Pre-test
  • Case-based learning
  • Post-test
  • Evaluation survey
• 🧩 Also available as focused bundles:
  • Cardiac disease
  • Hypertensive disorders
  • Obstetric hemorrhage
  • Acute emergencies

---

🧠 What You’ll Learn

---

❤️ Cardiovascular Critical Care in Pregnancy

• Acquired cardiac disease
• Congenital heart disease
• Myocardial infarction in pregnancy
• Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Maternal cardiac arrest

---

🫁 Respiratory & Advanced Support

• Respiratory failure in pregnancy
• Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

---

🧠 Neurologic & Systemic Emergencies

• Acute neurological diseases
• Trauma in pregnancy
• Drug overdose

---

🩸 Obstetric Emergencies

• Amniotic fluid embolism
• Postpartum hemorrhage & massive transfusion
• Placenta accreta spectrum
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

---

⚠️ Hypertensive & Endocrine Crises

• Preeclampsia & eclampsia
• Hypertensive emergencies
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Thyroid storm

---

🦠 Infection & Sepsis

• Sepsis in pregnancy
• Thromboembolism prevention & controversies

---

🧬 Physiology & Systems-Based Care

• Blood pressure physiology
• Coagulation cascade
• Teamwork and communication in emergencies

---

🎓 Learning Objectives

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Manage critically ill obstetric patients using evidence-based strategies
• Apply pregnancy-specific physiology in clinical decision-making
• Recognize and treat life-threatening obstetric emergencies
• Implement multidisciplinary teamwork approaches
• Improve outcomes in high-risk pregnancies

---

⭐ Why This Course Stands Out

• ✔️ Designed by SMFM experts in maternal critical care
• ✔️ Strong case-based learning approach
• ✔️ Covers real ICU-level obstetric scenarios
• ✔️ Interactive format with testing + feedback
• ✔️ Ideal for both training and advanced practice

---

🚀 Clinical Value

This course equips clinicians with the skills to:

• Act quickly in high-stakes obstetric emergencies
• Reduce maternal morbidity and mortality
• Improve coordination in multidisciplinary care teams
• Apply ICU-level thinking to pregnancy-specific conditions

 

The Critical Care in Obstetrics Online Course Comprehensive Bundle consists of the following 23 modules:

1. Acquired Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy 
2. Acute Neurological Diseases in Pregnancy 
3. Amniotic Fluid Embolism 
4. Congenital Heart Disease 
5. Effective Teamwork and Communication During Obstetric Emergencies
6. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO 
7. Endocrine Emergencies: DKA 
8. Endocrine Emergencies: Thyroid Storm 
9. Hypertensive Disorders: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia 
10. Hypertensive Emergencies 
11. Maternal Cardiac Arrest
12. Myocardial Infarction in Pregnancy 
13. Obstetric Thromboembolism: Prevention and Controversies 
14. Overdose in Pregnancy 
15. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)
16. Placenta Accreta Spectrum 
17. Postpartum Hemorrhage and Massive Transfusion 
18. Pulmonary Hypertension 
19. Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy 
20. Sepsis in Pregnancy 
21. Trauma in Pregnancy 
22. Understanding DIC and the Coagulation Cascade 
23. Understanding Blood Pressure Physiology