Obstetrics (Anesthesia)

Guidelines Promote Safer Anesthesia Care for Women in Labor

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 23rd, 1998

New, scientifically-based anesthesia care guidelines for women in labor were released at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, on October 21, 1998.

The "Practice Guidelines for Obstetrical Anesthesia" were developed by experts of ASA to reduce the incidence and severity of anesthesia-related complications, to increase patient satisfaction, and to guide anesthesiologists and other health care workers in providing safe obstetrical anesthesia care. They address such issues as monitoring fetal heart rate during an anesthetic, oral intake of fluids and solids by the mother, and the many pain relief choices available to women in...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1998-11-23)

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