The Significance of Obtaining a Specialized Position for Anesthesiologist in the Peripartum Unit of a University Hospital

Abstract

Recently in Japan, the importance and role of anesthesiologists in peripartum medical care has been increasingly recognized. In the peripartum unit of the University of Tokyo Hospital, a specialized position for anesthesiologist was newly established in 2013. In this article, the author describes how systems for providing anesthetic service to parturients have improved in the last two years and discusses the significance of obtaining a specialized position for anesthesiologist in the peripartum unit of a university hospital.