Obstetric anesthesia is art and science combined. An obstetric anesthesiologist is concerned simultaneously with the lives of at least two patients – the mother and her child. A renowned Indian doctor and the author of the book, Obstetric Anaesthesia states, Maternal mortality has emerged as one of the most challenging healthcare issues in the last decade, which has become an important criterion in assessing a country’s position on the development ladder .
Further, an international author back in 1929 stated that, The position of woman in any civilization is an index of the advancement of that civilization; the position of woman is gauged best by the care given her at the birth of her child . Obstetric anesthesia, a subspecialty of anesthesiology is dedicated to peripartum, perioperative pain and anesthetic management of women during pregnancy and the puerperium. Over years, the…
