General anesthesia appears to be safe for both mother and baby during a C-section, researchers recently reported in the ...

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...

THE INDEPENDENT | Lifebox, a global non-profit focused on making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide, has been named one ...

Women’s level of education may predict their choice to use epidural or spinal anesthesia during a singleton birth via vaginal delivery, according to a study published in National Vital Statistics ...

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Racial disparities in obstetric anesthesia remain an issue in both the U.S. and the United Kingdom regardless of key differences in the two countries’ healthcare systems, according to analysis ...

For cesarean delivery, regional anesthesia is associated with slightly higher Apgar scores and less frequent need for ...

Ever wondered what's really happening to your body on anesthesia? It's a lot more complicated than you think. Woman who ...

A brief hypnosis session before surgery for breast cancer appears more effective than a mindfulness session in reducing ...