Today, we finish our discussion about post obstetric nerve injury with an in-depth discussion about the different intrinsic obstetric nerve palsies that can occur as a result of the mechanisms of labour and delivery. We follow this with a chat about our approach to assessing patients with altered neurology post delivery and in whom a neuraxial anaesthetic has been performed.

Resources for today's episode:

Anaesthesia Cute of the Week (ATOTW): Peripartum Neurological Injury

Anaesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF): Postpartum Peripheral Nerve Injuries - What is Anaesthesia’s Role? by McCrory, E. H. et al. 

BJAED: Post-natal Neurological Problems by Boyce, H. & Plaat, F. 

Management of Neurological Deficit In Postpartum Patients (Northumbria Healthcare Guidelines) by Bird, R. & Backe, S.K.

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