OAL Obstetric Anaesthesia for Developing Countries
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OAL Obstetric Anaesthesia for Developing Countries

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Chapter 1 Setting up a maternity anaesthetic service

Martin Garry, Sarah Harries and Rachel Collis

  • • Maternal mortality remains very high in many resource poor countries
  • • A well managed obstetric anaesthetic service can help to reduce maternal mortality
  • • Good standards of education of healthcare workers, basic resources and teamwork within hospitals are required
  • • Audit and risk management can identify deficiencies, leading to changes which improve patient outcome.






DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199572144.003.0001

This concise and practical online reference covers the basic principles of obstetric anaesthesia with a special emphasis on the unique challenges of service delivery in the developing world.

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