The Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) program: fourteen years of progress.

Background: The Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) program is a highly structured, evidence-based, two-day course designed to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to manage the emergency conditions that can occur during childbirth.

Objectives: To document the number of ALSO-trained clinicians and instructors in the United States and internationally and to promote ALSO training among prehospital and disaster medicine professionals.

Methods: Records maintained by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for each country where ALSO is taught were reviewed for: (1) the years and locations of the ALSO courses; (2) the number of ALSO-trained caregivers; and (3) the number of ALSO instructors.