Why 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, emergency doctors are often the first — and sometimes the only — line of care.
The department is busy, we’re managing multiple patients, and most of us haven’t had formal obstetric training.
But we’re doing our best to get it right.

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.

Waiting and worried.