Neonatal Resuscitation
Neonatal Resuscitation Emily J. Baird Richard C. Month Valerie A. Arkoosh It is estimated that over 100 million babies are born annually worldwide. The successful transition from fetus to neonate…
Anesthesia for Nondelivery Obstetric Procedures
Anesthesia for Nondelivery Obstetric Procedures Christopher R. Cambic Feyce M. Peralta Anesthesia providers occasionally provide care for women undergoing obstetric-related procedures not directly connected to labor and delivery. These procedures…
Chronic Pain Issues After Cesarean Delivery
Chronic Pain Issues After Cesarean Delivery Ruth Landau Introduction In 1994, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defined pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated…
Postoperative Multimodal Acute Pain Management: Cesarean and Vaginal Delivery
Postoperative Multimodal Acute Pain Management: Cesarean and Vaginal Delivery Rodolfo Gebhardt Sarah L. Armstrong Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola Thomas Chai Julie A. Sparlin José M. Rivers Roshan Fernando Introduction Over…
Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery McCallum R. Hoyt Cesarean deliveries have become one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. This is largely due to the fact that its incidence has…
Effects of Anesthesia on Uterine Activity, Progress in Labor and Outcomes
Effects of Anesthesia on Uterine Activity, Progress in Labor and Outcomes Elena Reitman-Ivashkov Pamela Flood Mrinalini Balki Medications that are used for anesthesia and analgesia during pregnancy and labor may…
Anesthesia for Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
Anesthesia for Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery C. LaToya Mason Nikolaos Marios Zacharias Introduction Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is the term used to describe vaginal delivery by a woman…
Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia Techniques in Obstetrics
Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia Techniques in Obstetrics Manuel C. Vallejo Regional anesthetic techniques are commonly used and are very effective for intrapartum analgesia. These techniques provide analgesia while allowing the parturient to…
Local Anesthetics in Obstetrics: Evidence-based Applications, Controversies, Toxicity, and Current Therapies
Local Anesthetics in Obstetrics: Evidence-based Applications, Controversies, Toxicity, and Current Therapies Barbara M. Scavone Introduction A wide variety of local anesthetic drugs are employed in obstetric anesthesia practice. These agents…
Systemic and Inhalational Agents for Labor Analgesia
Systemic and Inhalational Agents for Labor Analgesia Samantha J. Wilson Roshan Fernando Introduction The use of drugs to provide pain relief during labor dates back to 1847, when James Young…
