Description

Key Features

• This issue of World Clinics is the 2nd in the series on the subject of analgesia and anesthesia in the obstetric setup.
• Evidence-based review of the topic with a focus on providing an updated understanding of the subject. 
• The chapter on History provides insights in to the improvements that have taken place over years in managing anesthesia during labor and delivery. 
• The article Initiation and Maintenance  of labor analgesia describes the safest and most satisfying forms of analgesia being practiced currently. 
• Intrapartum fetal monitoring, an important aspect of management of labor, has also been dealt with in detail.
• The later articles like Troubleshooting and Complications & Management of Labor Analgesia also provide useful information to the practicing anesthesiologist for managing their patients.