The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Aug 2009
ReviewImplementing safe obstetric anesthesia in Eastern Europe.
The position of woman in any civilization is an index of the advancement of that civilization; the position of woman is gauged best by the care given her at the birth of her child. Obstetric anesthesia, by definition, is a subspecialty of anesthesia devoted to peripartum, perioperative, pain and anesthetic management of women during pregnancy and the puerperium. ⋯ Perhaps, no other subspecialty of anesthesiology provides more personal gratification than the practice of obstetric anesthesia. This article reviews the challenges associated with implementing safe obstetric anesthesia practice in Eastern Europe.
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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Aug 2009
Anaesthetic management of patients with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and perinatal outcome.
This study examined risk factors for perinatal mortality associated with anaesthesia for caesarean delivery in patients with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. The study is apt because perinatal mortality rate is one of the indicators of health status of pregnant women, new mothers and their newborns. The information obtained may help to assess changes in public health policy and practise amongst women of child-bearing age. ⋯ Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia continues to be a cause of foetal loss in the developing world even where essential obstetric services are available. Early onset management of severe pre-eclampsia with maintenance of adequate placental perfusion during anaesthesia may result in lower perinatal deaths.