title: A New Approach to Teaching Obstetric Anaesthesia in Low-Resource Areas.
abstract: Maternal mortality is high in many low- and middle-income countries. Unsafe anaesthesia contributes to this, especially for women requiring Caesarean section. Anaesthesia providers with limited skills and poor resources are often faced with complicated obstetric patients. A new course called SAFE-OB teaches a systematic approach to anticipating, preparing for, and dealing with obstetric anaesthetic emergencies. The course has now been taught in many African, Asian, and Latin countries. Initial follow-up suggests improvement in skills and knowledge, and effective translation of these to the workplace. Efforts are made to make the course locally owned and sustainable. We feel that SAFE-OB is an effective method of improving obstetric anaesthesia care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, University of British Columbia, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria BC.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enright
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of South Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA.
authors.forename: Faye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D003906:Developing Countries; D006295:Health Resources; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*
keywords: SAFE-OB; anesthesia; obstetric; sustainable; training of trainers