For more than two decades, anesthesiologists and obstetricians have turned to this handbook as the definitive reference for obstetric anesthesia. Authoritative yet concise, it has been designed as a practical guide to all aspects of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures, including perinatal pharmacology, relief of labor pain, fetal monitoring, anesthesia for cesarean delivery, high risk pregnancy, and in vitro fertilization.
The sixth edition of Datta's Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook has been revised to update the content and help expedite the retrieval of the most pertinent information. It also acknowledges the unequaled contribution by the late Dr. Sanjay Datta to this popular reference and includes updated chapters on "Pain of Labor and Delivery," "High-Risk Pregnancy," and "Maternal Mortality and Morbidity." An appendix includes the most recent national guidelines for obstetric anesthesia and with numerous illustrations and tables throughout the text, as well as updates regarding new medications and techniques, this esteemed handbook is more valuable than ever before.
1. Maternal Physiological Changes During Pregnancy, Labor, and the Postpartum Period.-2. Local Anesthetic Pharmacology.- 3. Perinatal Pharmacology.- 4. Drug Interactions and Obstetric Anesthesia.- 5. Uteroplacental Blood Flow.- 6. Pain of Labor and Delivery.- 7. Non-pharmacological Methods for Relief of Labor Pain.- 8. Relief of Labor Pain by Systemic Medications and Inhalational Agents.- 9. Relief of Labor Pain by Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia.- 10. Effects of Epidural Analgesia on Labor and the Infant.- 11. Fetal Monitoring.- 12. Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery.- 13. Neonatal Resuscitation.- 14. High-Risk Pregnancy: Maternal Comorbidity.- 15. High-Risk Pregnancy: Pregnancy-Related Problems.- 16. Non-delivery Obstetric Procedures.- 17. Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy.- 18. Assisted Reproductive Technology.- 19. Maternal Mortality and Morbidity.- 20. Covid-19 in Pregnancy.- Appendix A: Guidelines for Regional Anesthesia in Obstetrics.- Appendix B: PracticeGuidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia.- Appendix C: Optimal Goals for Anesthesia Care in Obstetrics.
Sanjay Datta, MD
Former Professor of Anesthesia
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Bhavani Shankar Kodali, MBBS, MD
Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology
University of Maryland Medical Center
Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MA, USA
Scott Segal, MD, MHCM
Thomas H. Irving Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem NC 27157
