Obstetric anesthesia in Latin America: a workforce and clinical practice survey (2025)
Authors' conclusion
The survey reveals strengths including high rates of neuraxial analgesia and safety protocols, but substantial variation in staffing, analgesia, and techniques.
Study context
- Population
- National leaders in obstetric anaesthesia (anesthesiologists) from Latin American countriesof 62 contacted, 19 countries
- Participants
- 50 participants
- Outcome
- Obstetric anesthesia workforce composition, clinical practices and safety protocols
Methodological detailsweb-based, anonymous survey, weighted for national birth rates, Survey administered August 2025; tool adapted from the US Obstetric Anesthesia Workforce Survey; comparisons with US data descriptive
- Web-based
- Anonymous survey
- Weighted for national birth rates
- Survey administered August 2025; tool adapted from the US Obstetric Anesthesia Workforce Survey; comparisons with US data descriptive
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Respondents working in high-risk referral hospitals
- 90%
- Respondents in academic centers with residency programs
- 54%
- Non-obstetric concurrent duties, daytime
- 50%
- Non-obstetric concurrent duties, after hours
- 60%
- Neuraxial labor analgesia
- 69%
- Epidural
- 37%
- CSE
- 23%
- Dural puncture epidural
- 3.4%
- Single spinal
- 3.8%
- Laboring patients receiving no analgesia
- 26%
- Spinal anesthesia for planned cesarean delivery
- 86%
- Centers using intrathecal morphine
- 83%
- ERAS protocols used
- 27%
- GA in urgent cesarean deliveries
- 18%
- Centers with massive transfusion protocols
- 79%
- Centers with ALS training
- 69%
- Centers with ultrasound
- 87%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Obstetric anesthesia in Latin America: a workforce and clinical practice survey (2025). Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 16 November 2025. doi:10.
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