Background Epidural-related maternal fever in women in labour has consequences for the
mother and neonate. There has been no systematic review of preventive strategies. Methods …

Summary The 7th National Audit Project (NAP7) of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
studied peri‐operative cardiac arrest. Additional inclusion criteria for obstetric anaesthesia …

Socio‐economic deprivation is associated with adverse maternal and childhood outcomes.
Epidural analgesia, the gold standard for labour analgesia, may improve maternal well …

While racial/ethnic disparities in maternal outcomes including mortality and severe maternal
morbidity are well documented, there is limited information on disparities in obstetric …

Objectives To determine the effect of labour epidural on severe maternal morbidity (SMM)
and to explore whether this effect might be greater in women with a medical indication for …

Labor neuraxial analgesia is used in about 70% of births in the United States. It may help
lower the risk of postpartum hemorrhage, which is the strongest indication for a mother …

Background: Providing continuous health insurance coverage during the perinatal period
may increase access to and utilization of labor neuraxial analgesia. This study tested the …

BACKGROUND: High neuraxial block is a rare but serious adverse event in obstetric
anesthesia that can ultimately lead to respiratory insufficiency and cardiac arrest. Previous …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of epidural analgesia on the
stages of labor and maternal and neonatal outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A …

Importance General anesthesia for cesarean delivery is associated with increased maternal
morbidity, and Black and Hispanic pregnant patients have higher rates of general …