Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook

Cover\r......Page 1
Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
1 Maternal Physiological Changes During Pregnancy, Labor, and the Postpartum Period......Page 8
2 Local Anesthetic Pharmacology......Page 21
3 Perinatal Pharmacology......Page 34
4 Drug Interactions and Obstetric Anesthesia......Page 45
5 Uteroplacental Blood Flow......Page 66
6 Physiology of Labor and Delivery......Page 79
7 Relief of Labor Pain by Systemic Medication......Page 86
8 Spinal Opiates in Obstetrics......Page 96
9 Effect of Maternally Administered Anesthetics and Analgesics on Neonates and Neurobehavioral Testing......Page 107
10 Fetal Monitoring......Page 124
11 Relief of Labor Pain by Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia......Page 137
12 Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery......Page 179
13 High-Risk Pregnancy......Page 218
14 Neonatal Resuscitation......Page 309
15 Postpartum Tubal Ligation......Page 332
16 Anesthesia for Surgery During Pregnancy......Page 340
17 In Vitro Fertilization......Page 354
18 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity......Page 360
Index......Page 388