Featuring the work of more than 80 internationally respected contributors from
around the world, this reference comprehensively explores all of the issues and
techniques that pertain to the practice of obstetric anesthesia. In addition to
anesthesia for labor and delivery, it also addresses operative anesthesia,
obstetric and anesthetic complications, and systemic disease during pregnancy. A
disease-oriented approach guides readers step by step through preoperative
evaluation, intraoperative management, and postpartum care for both healthy and
high-risk patients.