Maternal deaths from anaesthesia. An extract from Why Mothers Die 2000-2002, the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom: Chapter 9: Anaesthesia.

This is the first of two extracts from Why Mothers Die 2000-2002, issued on 12 November 2004 by the Confidential enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), reproduced with permission. The full report can be accessed via their web site: http://www.cemach.org.uk/