[News from Obstetric Anesthesia - Summary of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Scientific Working Group on Obstetric Anesthesia of the DGAI].

Abstract

On May 4, 2024, the 23rd Obstetric Anesthesia Symposium took place as an event of the scientific working group "Obstetric Anesthesia" of the German Society of Anesthesiology (DGAI). As in previous years, topics related to obstetric anesthesiological practice were presented by experienced speakers and intensively discussed with the participants. Among other things, personal "recipes" and recommendations for daily practice, various options for analgesia in the delivery room, patient blood management in the delivery room, alternatives to obstetric epidurals, management of post-puncture headaches, and analgesia after cesarean section were addressed.