The fifth edition of this essential handbook retains its useful illustrations and tables, but has been reorganized for ease of use and fully updated. As well as new chapters, it includes an appendix with the latest national guidelines for obstetric anesthesia.

The field of obstetric anesthesia continues to change rapidly, both in technique and in specific pharmaceutical agents used. It is therefore essential for all practitioners caring for the pregnant patient to be familiar with current anesthetic protocols and general concepts in obstetric anesthesia. This handbook appeals to a wide audience, as it was written with the practicing anesthesiologists in mind, as well as nurse anesthetists, obstetricians, housestaff, and residents. The Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook supplies expert advice on every facet of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures. The text is authoritative, succinct, and highly practical. It is accompanied by over 100 illustrations and tables making the text a convenient reference to the busy practitioner. The handbook is also a natural companion to the recently published, Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy, by the same author.

The definitive reference for obstetric anesthesia, now in its 5th edition Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Maternal Physiological Changes During Pregnancy, Labor, and the Postpartum Period.- Local Anesthetic Pharmacology.- Perinatal Pharmacology.- Drug Interactions and Obstetric Anesthesia.- Uteroplacental Blood Flow.- Pain of Labor and Delivery.- Non-pharmacological Methods for Relief of Labor Pain.- Relief of Labor Pain by Systemic Medications and Inhalational Agents.- Relief of Labor Pain by Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia.- Effects of Epidural Analgesia on Labor and the Infant.- Fetal Monitoring.- Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery.- Neonatal Resuscitation.- High-Risk Pregnancy: Maternal Comorbidity.- High-Risk Pregnancy: Pregnancy-Related Problems.- Non-delivery Obstetric Procedures.- Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy.- Assisted Reproductive Technology.- Maternal Mortality and Morbidity.