1. Maternal Physiological Changes During Pregnancy, Labor, and the Postpartum Period.-2. Local Anesthetic Pharmacology -- 3. Perinatal Pharmacology -- 4. Drug Interactions and Obstetric Anesthesia -- 5. Uteroplacental Blood Flow -- 6. Pain of Labor and Delivery -- 7. Non-pharmacological Methods for Relief of Labor Pain -- 8. Relief of Labor Pain by Systemic Medications and Inhalational Agents -- 9. Relief of Labor Pain by Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia -- 10. Effects of Epidural Analgesia on Labor and the Infant -- 11. Fetal Monitoring -- 12. Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery -- 13. Neonatal Resuscitation -- 14. High-Risk Pregnancy: Maternal Comorbidity -- 15. High-Risk Pregnancy: Pregnancy-Related Problems -- 16. Non-delivery Obstetric Procedures -- 17. Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy -- 18. Assisted Reproductive Technology -- 19. Maternal Mortality and Morbidity -- 20. Covid-19 in Pregnancy -- Appendix A: Guidelines for Regional Anesthesia in Obstetrics -- Appendix B: PracticeGuidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia -- Appendix C: Optimal Goals for Anesthesia Care in Obstetrics. .