Are you prepared for an OB emergency? In this special six-part podcast series, the Ohio CORES team at The Ohio State University explores the management of pregnant and postpartum women in emergency situations. Each episode focuses on a high-stakes obstetrics scenarios, including: 1) maternal morbidity and mortality, 2) postpartum hemorrhage, 3) hypertensive emergencies, 4) cardiac arrest in pregnant patients, 5) peripartum cardiomyopathy, and 6) complicated vaginal deliveries. Whether you’re in the field, ED, ICU, or on L&D, this series equips you with the knowledge to respond when seconds count.

Ohio CORES (Collaborative Obstetric Resuscitation Education and Simulation) is an interdisciplinary team of educators from The Ohio State University dedicated to improving care for pregnant and postpartum women in critical condition  through high-impact education and simulation training. Supported by funding from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, Ohio CORES delivers obstetric emergency education to healthcare providers across the state.

In this special edition of Crash Cart EM, Dr. Sheryl Pfeil is joined by Dr. Cynthia Shellhaas and Nicole McGarity, RN, to kick off our new podcast series on obstetric emergency care. This episode explores the landscape of maternal mortality in Ohio, unpacking key definitions, concerning trends, preventable causes, and persistent health disparities. The conversation underscores the urgency of this issue across all healthcare settings- from academic hospitals to rural EDs and prehospital care.
Tune in to learn how simulation-based training is helping providers build the skills needed to improve maternal outcomes.

Guests: Cynthia Shellhaas, MD, MPH; Nicole McGarity, MHI, BSN, RN, CEN
Host: Sheryl Pfeil, MD
Editors: Katie Connell, RN, BSN, C-EFM, CLC; Rashelle Ghanem; Anneleise Sinclair; Kim Bambach, MD