• Grace Lim, Francesca L Facco, Naveen Nathan, Jonathan H Waters, Cynthia A Wong, and Holger K Eltzschig.
• From the Department of Anesthesiology (G.L., J.H.W.) Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation (F.L.F.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (N.N.) Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa (C.A.W.) Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas (H.K.E.).
• Anesthesiology. 2018 Jul 1; 129 (1): 192-215.

AbstractObstetric anesthesia has evolved over the course of its history to encompass comprehensive aspects of maternal care, ranging from cesarean delivery anesthesia and labor analgesia to maternal resuscitation and patient safety. Anesthesiologists are concerned with maternal and neonatal outcomes, and with preventing and managing complications that may present during childbirth. The current review will focus on recent advances in obstetric anesthesia, including labor anesthesia and analgesia, cesarean delivery anesthesia and analgesia, the effects of maternal anesthesia on breastfeeding and fever, and maternal safety. The impact of these advances on maternal and neonatal outcomes is discussed. Past and future progress in this field will continue to have significant implications on the health of women and children.

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