Why was The Obstetric

Course created?

In most areas of medicine, we care for people on some of the hardest days of their lives.
In emergency medicine, it is often the hardest day.

Pregnancy is different. Families arrive excited, hopeful, and nervous — expecting one of the best moments of their lives. When something goes wrong, even if it seems minor, that optimism can quickly turn into fear.

In those moments, clinicians with little or no formal obstetric training are often the first — and sometimes the only — line of care. They want to do the right thing. They don’t want to miss something. They don’t want to make a mistake.

Help is usually a phone call away, but it isn’t always immediately available.

Obstetric care in Australia is world-class. My goal isn’t to replace specialists or their training, but to build the confidence and competence of the clinicians who are there at all hours, providing that crucial initial — and sometimes definitive — care.

Because one day it won’t be a patient you’ve never met.
It might be you — or your sister, daughter, or friend — sitting in an ED or clinic, waiting and worried.

And in that moment, you’ll be glad we all knew what to do.

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About the Course creator.

We asked Ben to describe himself, he said:

I’m a husband and father of three great kids, and my main goal in life is to be as good a father as Bluey’s dad “Bandit”. Most days I get to fly around in helicopters with my mates - overall I’m a lucky guy.

His colleagues gave us a bit more detail:

"Ben is an emergency, prehospital, and retrieval medicine specialist with an Advanced Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He is one of the few clinicians with experience across all of these settings, with a strong focus on simplifying complex concepts to make patient care clearer and safer."

"He brings a rare combination of clinical experience — from tertiary emergency departments and helicopter emergency medical services, to supporting rural birthing services and providing care across the full spectrum of pregnancy and delivery. He knows what it’s like to perform an emergency caesarean at 2 a.m., to be running a busy ED when a pregnant patient with a “migraine” turns out to have pre-eclampsia — and he’s even delivered a baby in a helicopter."

"He has been an educator for more than 10 years - his obstetric-focused educational content has featured on the YouTube channel Obcast, with millions of views, and he has been a regular contributor to the international podcast EM-RAP, as well as the generalist podcast Right on Prime. He has published several articles in the field and is a chapter author for Pregnancy Complications in Cameron’s Adult Textbook of Emergency Medicine (6th edition)."

"He has also contributed to the Simulation Training for Obstetric Emergencies in Low-Resource Countries handbook (published 2025), delivered lectures at conferences across Australia and internationally, and worked as a facilitator with the Australian Institute of Ultrasound and multiple obstetric emergency courses, including Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)."