Obstetric patients are the cornerstone of a healthy and prosperous world — we must act now to eliminate preventable deaths and injuries.
The AWHONN Obstetric Patient Safety: OB Emergencies Workshop meets the requirements for the Joint Commission Standards for Perinatal Safety and can be found in the AWHONN Store.
The clinical tools included as adjuncts to this newly updated in 2023 education course are
- PPH Risk Assessment (version 1.3) – an action tool for use on admission, pre-birth, and upon admission to the postpartum unit
- PPH Staging Algorithm (version 1.3)
- Debrief form
Keeping up-to-date on the latest in postpartum hemorrhage care is essential for the safety of obstetric patients and their newborns. Below are some of the best resources that are currently available for postpartum care:
AWHONN Resources
- Quantification of Blood Loss: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 13
- Guidelines for Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor using Oxytocin: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 12
- High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics, 4th Ed
AWHONN offers a Obstetric Patient Safety (OPS): OB Emergencies Workshop that provides a comprehensive solution (education and multidisciplinary simulation) to compliance with the Joint Commission Standards.
AWHONN also offers a CCOE Perinatal Safety Standards Bundle and a POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Online Education Course and tools. These combined programs meet the Joint Commission Standards for education.
Pricing for these courses are as follows:
| Education Program | Pricing |
| Obstetric Patient Safety: OB Emergencies Workshop | $120 members/non-members |
| Critical Care Obstetrics Education (CCOE) Eight-Course Bundle | $200 for members/$215 for e-members/$250 for non-members |
| CCOE Perinatal Safety Standards Bundle | $49 for members/$59 for e-members/$69 for non-members |
| Critical Care Obstetrics Four Course Program: Hemodynamic, Sepsis, HTN, PPH | $100 for members/$110 for e-members/$125 for non-members |
| Critical Care Obstetrics Four Course Program: DIC, DKA, VTE, Cardiac | $100 for members/$110 for e-members/$125 for non-members |
AWHONN offers volume discount pricing to hospitals seeking to educate multiple clinicians and bundle pricing for hospitals interested in purchasing more than one product. To learn more, please email at productsales@awhonn.org.
page updated 9/2023
