Panel discussion on Labour analgesia techniques

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Gopinath Ramachandran MD(Anaes), DA(UK), FFARCSI

Dr. Gopinath Ramachandran MD(Anaes), DA(UK), FFARCSI

Karunakaran Ramasamy MBBS, FRCA, MBA

Dr. Karunakaran Ramasamy MBBS, FRCA, MBA

Saravanan

Dr. Saravanan

Naheed Azhar

Prof. Naheed Azhar

Edward Johnson  MBBS,MD

Dr. Edward Johnson MBBS,MD

Ketan Parikh  MBBS, DA, MD

Dr. Ketan Parikh MBBS, DA, MD

Sunil T Pandya MBBS, MD, PDCC

Dr. Sunil T Pandya MBBS, MD, PDCC

Overview

Description

“The delivery of the infant into the arms of a conscious and pain-free mother is one of the most exciting and rewarding moments in medicine”-  Moir. Pain relief in labour has always been surrounded with myths and controversies. Hence, providing effective and safe analgesia during labour has remained an ongoing challenge for Anesthesiologist. The most important contribution of recent obstetric anaesthesia research to clinical practice has been the demonstration that early neuraxial labour analgesia does not negatively affect the mode of delivery and, obviously, improves maternal satisfaction.This presentation deals with all aspects of labour analgesia.

Author

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Dr. Gopinath Ramachandran MD(Anaes), DA(UK), FFARCSI

Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology

Nizam's Institute Of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

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Dr. Karunakaran Ramasamy MBBS, FRCA, MBA

Assistant professor & Attending Physician

Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha Qatar

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Dr. Saravanan

Professor

MS,DNB,FRCS

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Prof. Naheed Azhar

Professor of Anesthesiology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai.

MD

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Dr. Edward Johnson MBBS,MD

Professor & Head, Department of Anesthesiology

Kanyakumari Medical College, Kanyakumari

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Dr. Ketan Parikh MBBS, DA, MD

Senior Consultant Anaesthesiology

Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai

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Dr. Sunil T Pandya MBBS, MD, PDCC

Director, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine, Surgical & Obstetric Intensive Care

Century Super Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad