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One of the main aspects of physiology pertaining to anaesthesia during pregnancy is the changes to the gastrointestinal tract. This is one of the main changes we should manage:

When managing ventilation of a pregnant patient, we should bear in mind that:

Opioids may be part of an anaesthetic plan for a pregnant patient. There is one which is contraindicated for caesarian section:

One of these drugs has a literal contraindication in the summary of product characteristics which prevents its use during pregnancy:

When resuscitating newborns, if we observe apnoea for more than 90 seconds, as a first line we should:

When positioning the mother for surgery in dorsal recumbency, we can decrease the effects of intraabdominal pressure on the venous return by positioning:

The APGAR score evaluates:

One of the following anaesthetic features in the mother has been proven to decrease neonatal vitality: