www.obstetanesthesia.com/article/S095... Another @oaa-anaes.bsky.social funded study just published

Only cataract surgery is more common in the NHS than caesareans. But maternity underinvested and viewed by hospitals as a cost burden compared to orthopaedics
Elective THR: £13,500 income, £11,800 cost, +£ 1,700 gain vs elective CD: £2,700 income , £3,900 cost, -£1,200 loss. Healthy 👶 = future

📈CS rates = PAS epidemic

📈CS rates = PAS epidemic only now reaching public awareness

Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition Exclusive: Five hospitals failed to spot Amisha Adhia had placenta accreta before one obstetrician intervened

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Being an OCD-type anaesthetist my approach is a single-ply tissue corner on the skin so that just folds on touch and repeated single touches (no spatial/temporal summation) with no visual or audible cues along the anterior or mid-axillary line until an affirmative ‘yes’ from the patient. Too fussy?

Maternal death rate in UK rose by 20% over 14 years despite Tory pledge Experts describe increase as ‘absolute tragedy’ after data shows rate jumped despite Conservatives vowing to halve it

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Private Eye issue 1666. “Every penny spent has an opportunity cost, but rarely is there a debate whether, say, millions spent on cardiovascular procedures in the elderly might be better spent on reducing birth injuries and deaths on maternity units” M.D (aka Phil Hammond), Medicine Balls.

Maternity care is in decline, despite lower birth rates | The Observer

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Explore our online archive—celebrating the people who helped shape modern obstetric anaesthesia and maternity care.

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Just published. High Neuraxial Blocks requiring ventilation/CPR. Incidence 14.7/100,000. Commonest cause = spinal after LEA (48%) of which 37% were after failed LEA conversions #OBAnes @anaesjournal.bsky.social

@oaa-anaes.bsky.social supports the responses of @RCObsGyn and @acog.org to recent controversial statements made in USA about safety of paracetamol use in pregnancy www.rcog.org.uk/news/the-roy...

Don’t start surgery before the anaesthetist says go
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In support of left lateral tilt done right @ijoajournal.bsky.social #OBAnes

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50+ years of epidural analgesia in #OBAnes and yet still no agreed standardised approach for epidural cannulation. Here’s hoping for the next 50 years.

Hand positions and the ‘son‐of‐Doughty’ technique Click on the article title to read more.

Bouncing makes no sense if using saline. Bouncing is done intermittently with incremental needle advancements. The next 2-3mm advance may = DP. Continuous advancement needs only Huber rim to exit ligament for LORsaline (test it out on a simulator) It’s the Doughty technique. doi.org/10.1111/j.13...

No idea. I presume giving quality information about labour analgesia would be a key aspect so women can make informed choices when needed. Isn’t that the essence of informed consent?

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In France antenatal anaesthesia consultations are mandatory by law since 1998 #OBAnes #ansky #obsky

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In France antenatal anaesthesia consultations are mandatory by law since 1998 #OBAnes #ansky #obsky

Great summary and commentary on the talk by @obsleepmerchant.bsky.social

The complete PRO position: “Sterile gowns SHOULD be mandatory for spinal #OBAnes” from @lateraltilt.bsky.social at #OAA25ASM - a #OBAnes 🧵

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OAA2025_openingfilm_MASTER This is "OAA2025_openingfilm_MASTER" by Cambridge Filmworks Review on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

A short teaser for #OAA25ASM - @oaa-anaes.bsky.social
with our NIOAN friends welcome all our members and #OBAnes colleagues and friends to Belfast for a great conference with even better weather. Enjoy! vimeo.com/1082201358/a...

Obstetric Anaesthetic Standard - PRSB Take part in our survey now Obstetric Anaesthetic Standard Each year, more than 700,000 babies are born in hospitals in the UK, and around 60% of these involve input from anaesthetists. Anaesthetists ...

@oaa-anaes.bsky.social working with @profrecordsb.bsky.social to develop OAS dataset that includes recording maternal pain experienced during caesarean birth for inclusion in national maternity datasets theprsb.org/obstetricana...

The value of confidential enquiries and trained #OBAnes for improving maternal health outcomes discussed in authors.elsevier.com/a/1km1x1dCDy...
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A important project for #OBAnes care in UK NHS

Important issue for #OBAnes

He gets about a bit that Professor Simpson. Why it was only the other day that he was in the RSM Library!

The image used to accompany this notice is very apposite. Something very strange and disconcerting is happening to the US at this historical juncture

Does caesarean section count as major surgery? Just asking as a point of equity of care.

Universal adoption of combined spinal–epidural for labour analgesia is the antithesis of patient‐centric care Click on the article title to read more.

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