Spinal anesthesia is commonly used during cesarean deliveries, but it can lead to complications such as hypotension (low blood pressure) and bradycardia (slow heart rate). These complications can ...

Obstetric anesthesia ... of women undergoing cesarean deliveries. The two primary types of anesthesia used for this procedure are neuraxial anesthesia (which includes spinal and epidural ...

or spinal block anesthesia. But now a new study has found that a mother’s odds of having severe postpartum depression (PPD) can increase significantly when she has general anesthesia for a C-section ...

Objectives We have previously established a method to measure transfer of nutrients between mother, placenta and fetus in vivo. The method includes measurements of maternal and fetal blood flow by ...

There are a lot of reasons this pain-management procedure is used by two-thirds of laboring moms. Here’s how an epidural works and how to decide if it’s right for you.

The World Health Organization recommends a C-section rate between 10% and 15%. In Louisiana in 2023, 36.1% of live births were cesarean deliveries. In the United States in 2023, the C-section ...

Aspiration is also a risk under general anaesthesia, where relaxed swallowing muscles may allow stomach contents to enter the ...

Cesarean section is one of the most commonly performed procedures for women, with almost a third of women in many developed countries experiencing cesarean section when they give birth.