Birth Emergenciesfor Community Midwives
Award-Winning Textbook for Managing Obstetric Emergencies
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives addresses the recognition and management of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum complications, spanning care provided in community birth settings through definitive management in hospitals.
554 pages | 320 figures | 81 tables | 24 mnemonics |
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Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is a comprehensive reference textbook. While it shares subject matter with Birth Emergency Skills Training®, it provides broader discussion, expanded clinical context, and deeper exploration of obstetric emergencies in community-based maternity care.
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Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives: Paperback book (B&W)
$88.00
$78.00
Paperback Edition (Grayscale Images)
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This listing is for the AWARD WINNING grayscale paperback edition of Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives.
(See also the full-color PDF ebook and the paperback/ebook combo.)
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is an award-winning, 554-page paperback textbook with grayscale illustrations. It comprehensively addresses the recognition and management of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum complications, spanning care provided in community birth settings through definitive management in hospitals.
Although written primarily for midwives attending community births, the text integrates current evidence with holistic clinical perspectives that support safer maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes across practice settings.
Incorporating the latest research and professional guidance, the book includes 320 figures, 81 tables, 24 mnemonics, and numerous highlights and graphics. It is the most comprehensive textbook of its kind focused on emergency management in community-based maternity care.
Each chapter begins with clearly stated objectives and an instructive case study and concludes with discussion topics designed to anticipate real-world clinical situations.
Topics covered include maternal adaptations to pregnancy; critical thinking and risk assessment; recognizing and managing emergencies; antepartum bleeding; abdominal pain; respiratory distress; trauma; shock; altered level of consciousness; cardiac arrest; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; preterm birth; preterm prelabor rupture of membranes; malpresentations; multiple gestation; cord prolapse; shoulder dystocia; fetal and neonatal health; neonatal resuscitation; low-birthweight infants; postpartum hemorrhage; differential diagnoses; client relations; intra- and interprofessional relations; midwifery and medicine; transferring care; compassion fatigue and burnout; and building a safer practice.
Quantity discounts 0f 40% are available for orders of 10 or more copies. Please email [email protected] for details.
Bonnie Urquhart Gruenberg, MSN, CNM, CRNP, FACNM is the award-winning author of Birth Emergency Skills Training and co-developer of the workshop by the same name. She has attended more than 2,400 births in home, birth center, and hospital settings and currently practices at WellSpan Health in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has written and illustrated 13 books on midwifery, maternity care, and wild horse management and enjoys creating sculptural pottery, painting, photography, hiking, and hobby farming.
PDF Download Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives
$60.00
Full-Color PDF Ebook (Digital Download)
This listing is for the full-color PDF ebook of Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives.
(See also the paperback edition and the paperback/ebook combo.)
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is an award-winning textbook that addresses the recognition and management of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum complications, spanning care provided in community birth settings through definitive management in hospitals. Although written primarily for midwives attending community births, the text integrates current evidence with holistic clinical perspectives that support safer maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes across practice settings.
Incorporating the latest research and professional guidance, this 554-page textbook includes 320 figures, 81 tables, 24 mnemonics, and numerous highlights and graphics. The full-color PDF format allows optimal viewing of illustrations, tables, and visual teaching tools. Birth Emergencies is the most comprehensive textbook of its kind focused on emergency management in community-based maternity care.
Each chapter begins with clearly stated learning objectives and an instructive case study and concludes with discussion topics designed to anticipate real-world clinical situations.
Topics covered include maternal adaptations to pregnancy; critical thinking and risk assessment; recognizing and managing emergencies; antepartum bleeding; abdominal pain; respiratory distress; trauma; shock; altered level of consciousness; cardiac arrest; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; preterm birth; preterm prelabor rupture of membranes; malpresentations; multiple gestation; cord prolapse; shoulder dystocia; fetal and neonatal health; neonatal resuscitation; low-birthweight infants; postpartum hemorrhage; differential diagnoses; client relations; intra- and interprofessional relations; midwifery and medicine; transferring care; compassion fatigue and burnout; and building a safer practice.
Bonnie Urquhart Gruenberg, CNM, MSN, CRNP, is the award-winning author of Birth Emergency Skills Training; Manual for Out-of-Hospital Midwives and co-developer of the workshop by the same name. She has attended more than 2,300 births in home, birth center, and hospital settings and currently practices with WellSpan Health in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has written and illustrated 13 books on midwifery, maternity care, and wild horse management and enjoys pottery, painting, photography, hiking, and hobby farming.
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives: paperback and ebook combo!
$100.00
Combo Special: Paperback Book + Full-Color PDF Ebook
This combo edition includes the grayscale paperback textbook and a full-color PDF ebook.
The paperback will be shipped by mail. A download link for the PDF ebook will be sent in a follow-up email after purchase.
U.S. shipping only.
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives comprehensively addresses the recognition and management of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum complications, spanning care provided in community birth settings through definitive management in hospitals. Although written primarily for midwives attending community births, the text integrates current evidence with holistic clinical perspectives applicable across practice environments and models of care.
Incorporating the latest research and professional guidance, this 554-page textbook includes 320 figures, 81 tables, 24 mnemonics, and numerous highlights and graphics. It is the most comprehensive textbook of its kind focused on emergency management for community-based maternity care.
Each chapter begins with clearly stated learning objectives and an instructive case study and concludes with discussion topics designed to anticipate real-world clinical situations.
Topics covered include maternal adaptations to pregnancy; critical thinking and risk assessment; recognizing and managing emergencies; antepartum bleeding; abdominal pain; respiratory distress; trauma; shock; altered level of consciousness; cardiac arrest; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; preterm birth; preterm prelabor rupture of membranes; malpresentations; multiple gestation; cord prolapse; shoulder dystocia; fetal and neonatal health; neonatal resuscitation; low-birthweight infants; postpartum hemorrhage; differential diagnoses; client relations; intra- and interprofessional collaboration; midwifery and medicine; transferring care; compassion fatigue and burnout; and building a safer practice.
Bonnie Urquhart Gruenberg, CNM, MSN, CRNP, is the award-winning author of Birth Emergency Skills Training; Manual for Out-of-Hospital Midwives and co-developer of the workshop by the same name. She has attended more than 2,300 births in home, birth center, and hospital settings and currently practices with WellSpan Health in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has written and illustrated 13 books on midwifery, maternity care, and wild horse management and enjoys creating pottery, painting, photography, hiking, and hobby farming.
Seconds Discount! Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives
$36.00
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Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives
Seconds Edition (cosmetic imperfections only)
BIBA Award Winner
Price: $36
Regular cover price: $88
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This Seconds Edition of Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is offered at a steep discount. A file error caused these books to print with incorrect page numbers, rendering the table of contents and index useless. Otherwise the books are in perfect condition and the text is the same. Only a few left. All seconds sales are final.
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is a 554-page paperback with grayscale illustrations and is the most comprehensive textbook of its kind. It explores the recognition and management of antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum complications, spanning care in community settings through definitive management in hospitals.
Although written primarily for midwives attending community births, the book integrates current evidence with holistic clinical perspectives that support safer maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes in any setting.
The text incorporates the latest research and professional guidance and includes 320 figures, 81 tables, 24 mnemonics, and numerous highlights and graphics. Each chapter begins with clearly stated objectives and a case study and concludes with discussion topics grounded in real-world practice.
Topics covered include maternal adaptations to pregnancy; critical thinking and risk assessment; recognizing and managing emergencies; antepartum bleeding; abdominal pain; respiratory distress; trauma; shock; altered level of consciousness; cardiac arrest; hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; preterm birth; preterm prelabor rupture of membranes; malpresentations; multiple gestation; cord prolapse; shoulder dystocia; fetal and neonatal health; neonatal resuscitation; low-birthweight infants; postpartum hemorrhage; differential diagnoses; client relations; intra- and interprofessional relations; transferring care; compassion fatigue and burnout; and building a safer practice.
Bonnie Urquhart Gruenberg, CNM, MSN, CRNP, is the award-winning author of Birth Emergency Skills Training and co-developer of the workshop by the same name. She has attended more than 2,300 births in home, birth center, and hospital settings and currently practices with WellSpan Health in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has written and illustrated 13 books on midwifery, maternity care, and wild horse management and enjoys creating sculptural pottery, painting, photography, hiking, and hobby farming.
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Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives received a 2025 Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) for nonfiction, recognizing its contribution to improving safety and clinical practice in maternity care.
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About the Book
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is an award-winning, 554-page textbook and the most comprehensive guide available to recognizing and managing obstetric emergencies in community-based maternity care.
Drawing on the latest research and the author’s experience attending more than 2,400 births, the book bridges the realities of community birth practice with the clinical management required when complications arise. Alongside rigorous clinical guidance, it emphasizes critical thinking, humanistic care, and practical strategies for addressing disparities and improving outcomes for mothers and babies.
Designed for both classroom use and clinical reference, the text includes 320 figures, 81 tables, 24 mnemonics, and numerous visual guides that help clinicians recognize complications early and respond effectively.
Birth Emergencies for Community Midwives is an award-winning, 554-page textbook and the most comprehensive guide available to recognizing and managing obstetric emergencies in community-based maternity care.
Drawing on the latest research and the author’s experience attending more than 2,400 births, the book bridges the realities of community birth practice with the clinical management required when complications arise. Alongside rigorous clinical guidance, it emphasizes critical thinking, humanistic care, and practical strategies for addressing disparities and improving outcomes for mothers and babies.
Designed for both classroom use and clinical reference, the text includes 320 figures, 81 tables, 24 mnemonics, and numerous visual guides that help clinicians recognize complications early and respond effectively.
What Clinicians Are Saying
“Bonnie’s work fills an important need. Buy it, read it, reread it, and save lives.”
— Joe Livingston, MD, MPH
“This book can assist midwives in reducing preventable maternal, fetal, and neonatal complications and deaths.”
— Nell Tharpe, MS, CNM, FACNM
Who This Book Is For
Midwives, student midwives, nurses, physicians, and other birth professionals who want practical guidance for recognizing and managing obstetrical emergencies in community birth settings.
Midwives, student midwives, nurses, physicians, and other birth professionals who want practical guidance for recognizing and managing obstetrical emergencies in community birth settings.
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Browse sample pages, illustrations, and press materials from the second edition.
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Sample text: Postpartum Hemorrhage
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