Maternity training for ambulance crews

NWAS have introduced special maternity training and equipment for its ambulance crews to enhance emergency care given to pregnant women in the North West.

Last year, they handled over 24,000 NHS 111 and 999 maternity-related calls combined from across the North West. This can include providing urgent and emergency care to pregnant women and babies suffering from complex health complications or when these patient groups may require transfers into hospitals.

Providing safe and personal maternity care to their patients is important and they have invested in a pre-hospital training package by PROMPT Maternity Foundation Charity to enhance this.

The training is the first of its kind to be delivered within the emergency service at NWAS and funding was secured for it by  Consultant Midwife, Stephanie Heys, from Cheshire and Merseyside's local maternity systems and Health Education England (HEE).