Obstetric Anesthesia
The division of Obstetric Anesthesia is dedicated to the care of the obstetric patient. From the low risk healthy parturient requesting a free delivery with minimal intervention, to the critically ill parturient requiring a multidisciplinary team approach, the division of obstetric anesthesia works continuously to provide its patients immediate and constant care.
Our anesthesia care team includes a number of fellowship trained anesthesiologists in obstetric anesthesia as well as experienced nurse anesthetists dedicated to obstetric anesthesia.
The division of obstetric anesthesia provides a wide range of services to our laboring patients. We provide analgesia with a number of different techniques including epidurals, combined spinal epidurals and spinal narcotics allowing parturients to be almost instantaneously comfortable as well as walk or move freely during uncomplicated labor and deliveries. Our future plans include modifying epidural analgesia to allow for patient controlled epidural analgesia allowing patients to have better control over their pain relief in labor.
To improve overall care of the obstetric patient we have worked with the department of obstetrics in developing a multidisciplinary approach for the care of the medically complicated high risk parturient. We participate in obstetric morning conference to provide coordinated care for high risk inpatients. We also provide antenatal out-patient consultation with parturients to develop anesthesia care plans for high-risk deliveries.
Along with our practice of obstetric anesthesia, we have continued to provide care for patients requiring minor gynecologic surgery including D& Cs and immediate post partum tubal ligations.
The division of obstetric anesthesia is committed to providing excellence in clinical care along with continued dedication to the academic mission of education to both medical students, post graduate nursing students and obstetric and anesthesia residents.
