Clinics in perinatology
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Clin Perinatol
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Women with severe pregnancy-induced hypertension are often critically ill; their fetuses are usually compromised. An ideal anesthetic method does not exist for the parturient with severe hypertension, hypovolemia, and organ failure. ⋯ Time must be allowed for preparation of necessary monitoring and anesthetic facilities. In patients under good medical control, judiciously administered continuous epidural block is the better approach for labor, vaginal delivery, or cesarean section.