Obstetric Anesthesia :
What to Know and Expect
PTA’s obstetric anesthesiologists are available to provide care 24 hours a day and seven days a week. They also are immediately available to manage urgent or emergent complications that arise during the peripartum period.
While epidural and spinal anesthesia are the most common anesthetics used in labor, there are other options. Those can include nitrous oxide and intravenous pain medication that are available if a patient cannot receive an epidural or wants other options.
Many of our PTA obstetric anesthesiologists are fellowship-trained, clinical experts dedicated to the field of obstetric anesthesiology. Many have scientific publications for their research and have been recognized with national awards.
A PTA obstetric anesthesiologist will:
- Develop an anesthetic plan that balances safety and pain management concerns.
- Evaluate the patient, her needs and the needs of her baby when admitted to the hospital for labor.
- Allow the patient to start with a less-invasive analgesic and request a different option as labor progresses.
- Talk to the patient about procedural risks and answer questions.
- Schedule an in-person consultation before labor or delivery if a patient has a high-risk pregnancy or concerns about available anesthetic options.
Obstetric Anesthesia:
What to Know and Expect
PTA’s obstetric anesthesiologists are available to provide care 24 hours a day and seven days a week. They also are immediately available to manage urgent or emergent complications that arise during the peripartum period.
While epidural and spinal anesthesia are the most common anesthetics used in labor, there are other options. Those can include nitrous oxide and intravenous pain medication that are available if a patient cannot receive an epidural or wants other options.
Many of our PTA obstetric anesthesiologists are fellowship-trained, clinical experts dedicated to the field of obstetric anesthesiology. Many have scientific publications for their research and have been recognized with national awards.
A PTA obstetrics anesthesiologist will:
- Develop an anesthetic plan that balances safety and pain management concerns.
- Evaluate the patient, her needs and the needs of her baby when admitted to the hospital for labor.
- Allow the patient to start with a less-invasive analgesic and request a different option as labor progresses.
- Talk to the patient about procedural risks and answer questions.
- Schedule an in-person consultation before labor or delivery if a patient has a high-risk pregnancy or concerns about available anesthetic options.