‘Pain Relief and Anaesthesia in Childbirth

This website was prepared for:
National Anaesthesia Day, July 2, 1997
'Pain relief - everyone's right'

The Authors
Dr Peter Brownridge
Formerly Director of
Obstetric Anaesthesia,
Flinders Medical Centre,
Adelaide,
SA Dr Leonie Watterson
Staff Anaesthetist,
Royal North Shore Hospital,
Sydney,
NSW

Dr Nicola Meares
Fellow in Anaesthesia,
Royal North Shore Hospital,
Sydney,
NSW Dr Elizabeth Ward
Staff Anaesthetist,
Royal North Shore Hospital,
Sydney,
NSW

This website includes extracts from Dr Brownridge’s acclaimed book on childbirth. Written by an anaesthetist with over 20 years of experience in anaesthesia for childbirth, this book enjoys a large international audience from expectant mothers and medical practitioners who are seeking realistic information about the role of anaesthesia in childbirth. Pages reproduced from the book are indicated by the presence of the Ashwood Medical Library logo (shown above).
Information not included in this presentation but which can be found in the book includes:
The history of anaesthesia and childbirth
Natural childbirth techniques
Spinal anaesthesia
Anaesthesia for caesarean section
HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK
This book can be obtained from Ashwood House Medical
PO BOX 777,
Mt Waverely,
Victoria. 3149
Australia
Ph 61 3 9888 9188
Facsimile 61 3 9888 7806

Other books in the Ashwood Medical Library Series:
Every woman’s Middle Years
Heart Attack: What’s It Really Like?
Getting Pregnant: A Guide To The Infertile Couple
A Woman’s Breast
The Chesty Child

Dr Peter Brownridge Formerly Director of Obstetric Anaesthesia, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA	Dr Leonie Watterson Staff Anaesthetist, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Dr Nicola Meares Fellow in Anaesthesia, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW	Dr Elizabeth Ward Staff Anaesthetist, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW