ABC: Impacted Fetal Head – Train-the-Trainer Programme

Improve skills. Strengthen safety. Empower local training.

Health Innovation Manchester is pleased to deliver this Train-the-Trainer programme as part of the ABC (Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth) Programme, focused on improving the recognition and management of Impacted Fetal Head (IFH) at caesarean birth.

Impacted fetal head is a high-risk maternity emergency associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity. This interactive, multidisciplinary training day is designed to equip experienced clinicians with the knowledge, skills, and resources to deliver high-quality IFH training locally, using the ABC approach and associated clinical toolkit.

The programme brings together clinical expertise, human factors, and system learning, with a strong focus on improving maternal and neonatal safety outcomes and supporting high-quality, standardised practice across maternity services.

The ABC Programme is a collaboration.

Event Details

• Two available training dates – we recommend dividing your PROMPT faculty across the two dates, with half attending each session

• Lunch and refreshments included

What the Training Will Cover

This training day will include:

• Recognition and early escalation of impacted fetal head

• How to anticipate and prepare for IFH at caesarean birth

• Evidence-based approaches and clinical skills required to manage IFH safely

• Communication with women and partners during obstetric emergencies

• Multidisciplinary team working, leadership, and human factors

• Best practice in documentation and core outcome recording

• Introduction to the ABC IFH clinical toolkit and training resources

• Overview of related assurance, governance, and quality processes, including links to learning, audit, and risk management

Participants will receive resources to support local delivery of IFH training and embedding of the clinical toolkit within their Trust.

Who Should Attend

This course is suitable for clinicians involved in maternity emergency training and leadership, including:

• Consultant obstetricians

• Senior specialty trainees

• Midwifery educators and practice development midwives

• Maternity clinical leads and governance leads

Attendees be provided with knowledge and resources to cascade learning locally and support implementation within their organisation.

Why Attend

• Build confidence in training others to manage IFH safely

• Support safer, more consistent care for women and babies

• Align local practice with national maternity safety priorities

• Strengthen governance, and quality assurance

• Be part of the ABC collaborative approach to avoiding brain injury in childbirth

• Be part of the growing community of practice for safer maternity care

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