Title:

e-LA Module 04a - Obstetrics

Description:

This module provides knowledge based sessions on the provision of analgesia and anaesthesia during labour and pregnancy together with the physiological changes associated with a normal pregnancy. The topic areas covered are: •Pregnancy and labour •Assessment and consent •Labour analgesia •Regional analgesia and anaesthesia •General anaesthesia in obstetrics •Choice of anaesthetic technique •Serious problems in obstetric anaesthesia •Postnatal issues •Anaesthesia during pregnancy outside the delivery suite

Hierarchy:

Anaesthesia (e-LA) > Core Training - Clinical  > e-LA Module 04a - Obstetrics

Keywords:

001-04a, maternity, midwives, midwifery, maternity support worker, MSW, neonatal

Created:

20 Oct 2011

Updated:

2 Feb 2015