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Regional anaesthesia and analgesia for obstetrics in Australia and New Zealand

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Regional Analgesia in Obstetrics

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Australasian obstetric anaesthesia owes its heritage to Britain, in terms of postgraduate training models, the large number of obstetric anaesthetists (myself included) who have worked in the United Kingdom, and lessons learned from the United Kingdom “Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Death”. More recently, the pervasive influence of American society on our culture has also lead to an integration of North American practice trends. High standards are maintained by rigorous training, continuing education, application of evidence-based medicine and quality improvement principles, and by the involvement of anaesthetists in international organisations and overseas or international journals. To reflect the region’s contribution to obstetric anaesthesia, all references will originate from research based in Australasia.

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  1. Department of Anaesthetics, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK

    Felicity Reynolds MBBS, MD, FRCA, FRCOG ad eundem

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Paech, M. (2000). Regional anaesthesia and analgesia for obstetrics in Australia and New Zealand. In: Reynolds, F. (eds) Regional Analgesia in Obstetrics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0435-3_8

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