The lead consultant for obstetric anaesthesia is James Willmott.

Maternity Services returned to Macclefield at 07:00 on Monday 26th June 2023.

It is recommended that we have all:

  1. Attend a PROMPT (PRactical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training) course.
  2. Spent some time with the Stepping Hill Hospital obstetric anaesthetists.

The Macclesfield Obstetric Anaesthetic Handbook

This is currently a work in progress and is included here for information and comment. It will need changing once we get up and running and suggestions as to content and accuracy are welcome. Please email Dr Willmott or Dr Banks.

Policies:

(The links for all these have changed since obstetrics has been off site. I’ve fixed some of them but I’m still looking for others.)

Post partum haemorrhage

Accidental dural puncture, OAA PDPH Guidelines

Epidural analgesia in labour

Caesarian section

Cord prolapse

High dependency care

recovery

referral to a consultant anaesthetist during the antenatal period