Articles| July 2020 The Future of Obstetric Anesthesiology: Looking for Answers in the History of Our Field Cesar R. Padilla, MD; Cesar R. Padilla, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Andrew D. Miller, MD; Andrew D. Miller, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar William Camann, MD William Camann, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor July 2020, Vol. 84, 40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.M99.0000688696.17744.04 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Cesar R. Padilla, Andrew D. Miller, William Camann; The Future of Obstetric Anesthesiology: Looking for Answers in the History of Our Field. ASA Monitor 2020; 84:40 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.M99.0000688696.17744.04 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: obstetrics Obstetric anesthesiology, a field rich in history, is currently in transition. Maternal mortality has been increasing in the United States in the last 25 years and as medical advances continue, a more complex patient population is forcing doctors to re-evaluate the optimal approach to these patients. Historical acknowledgement, however, may be the key to our future. Obstetric anesthesiology has faced challenges, and through ingenuity and multidisciplinary collaboration, it has undergone remarkable transformations, becoming a field central to the birthing experience for women across the world. Historical remembrance is an ageless universal truth spanning multiple disciplines. Obstetric anesthesiology, facing challenges in maternal mortality, is an ideal example where history provides valuable lessons in strategy and collaboration. A rebirth through innovation is a hallmark of medicine. Medical advances seem to occur in bursts, thrusting the field considerably forward in seemingly short... © 2020 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), All Rights Reserved.2020 You do not currently have access to this content.