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Written by a highly regarded expert in the field of obstetric anesthesia

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Contents:

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.