PROBLEM STATEMENT:- “A Pre –experimental study to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge regarding selected obstetrical emergencies and its management among final year students of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives in selected school of Nursing Kanpur. BACKFROUND OF STUDY:- Obstetrical emergencies are life-threatening conditions that occur in pregnancy, during or after labor and delivery. There are a number of illnesses and disorder of pregnancy that can threaten the well being of both mother and child. Obstetrical emergencies may also during labor, and after delivery. It is of paramount importance that nurse is aware of the identification and management protocols of obstetrical emergencies. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:- 1. To assess the pre test knowledge level of among auxiliary nurses of final year students regarding obstetrical emergencies and its management. 2. To assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme regarding obstetrical emergencies and its management of among final year students of auxiliary nurse midwives. 3. To find out the association between the knowledge score their selected demographic variables. METHODS- A Pre-experimental one group pre test and post test design was adopted. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection in the form of multiple –choice answers. 40 auxiliary midwives nurses were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The data obtained were analyzed and interpreted statistics were used for data analysis the level of significance was set at 0.05 levels. INTERPRETATION AND RESULTS- Result showed that video assisted teaching on selected obstetrical emergencies and its management among last year auxiliary nurse midwives was effective to improve the knowledge of the students. In pre test, before the implementation of video assisted teaching the students had 16(32%) average knowledge, 34(68%) good knowledge and 0% poor knowledge. The significant difference was found between the pre test and post test knowledge score of selected obstetrical emergencies and its management among last year auxiliary nurse midwives. CONCLUSION:- The study revealed that there is significant increase in knowledge score after administration of the video assisted teaching programme. Hence, it is concluded that the video assisted teaching programme was effective improving the knowledge of last year auxiliary nurse and midwives regarding selected obstetrical emergencies and its management.