Rachel Collis - Obstetric Anaesthesia

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Around the world people are suffering or dying unnecessarily from the lack of safe anaesthesia in surgery, something that is taken for granted in the UK.

The situation is critical in Africa, where millions lack access to safe anaesthesia.

This book is dedicated to patients globally who aspire to receive the safest possible anaesthesia care.

The authors will donate their royalties to SAFE Africa, which is the Association of Anaesthetists fundraising campaign aiming to:

Raise at least 100,000.

Sale-up the delivery of three-day SAFE Obstetrics and SAFE Paediatrics training courses.

Sustainably improve anaesthesia education and care in Africa long term.

The delivery suite can be a very daunting place for the novice, or even experienced, anaesthetist. Obstetric anaesthesia is both rewarding and challenging. Helping a mother to give birth and witness all the joy that unfolds is exhilarating. But childbirth is never without risk and difficulty and things can go wrong at an alarming speed, threatening the wellbeing of both mother and baby. Anticipation, early detection, and efficient management of complications are key to a successful outcome. What the obstetric anaesthetist needs is a clear, practical, and easily accessible manual to assist them. This Oxford Specialist Handbook is such a book.

I am proud to have been involved in the publication of the first edition in 2008. Since then, however, obstetric anaesthesia practice has continued to evolve and the publication of an updated second edition is long overdue and I am sure, eagerly anticipated. Although some of the editors and authors have changed, it is reassuring to see that the book continues to be authored by experienced obstetric anaesthetists who practice in busy units. This ensures that the guidance given in this book is authoritative, practical, and up to date.