The AANA offers guidance for anesthesia professionals to manage the analgesia and anesthesia care of obstetric patients during labor and delivery and related procedures.
Maternal health disparities exist. CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists help drive change to reduce maternal-related deaths and implement prevention strategies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related mortality. The AANA supports the adoption of evidence interventions that improve access to care and the quality of care given to patients.
Healthcare professionals must maintain their familiarity with evolving obstetric analgesia and anesthesia practices as they are updated in federal, state, and local statutes and regulations, as well as nationally recognized obstetric care practices, guidelines, and scientific literature.
To support continuing education of obstetric analgesia and practices, the AANA has developed a collection of resources—including AANA practice guidelines and external guides—to support clinical practice.
The resources on this page may incorporate or summarize views, guidelines, or recommendations of third parties. Such material is assembled and presented in good faith, but does not necessarily reflect the views of the AANA. Links to third-party websites are inserted for informational purposes and do not constitute endorsement of the material on those sites, or of any associated organization.