The International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia is the only journal publishing original articles devoted exclusively to obstetric anesthesia and bringing together all three of its principal components; anesthesia care for operative delivery and the perioperative period, pain relief in labour and care of the critically ill obstetric patient. 

• Original research (both clinical and laboratory), short reports and case reports will be considered.
• The journal also publishes invited review articles and debates on topical and controversial subjects in the area of obstetric anesthesia.
• Articles on related topics such as perinatal physiology and pharmacology and all subjects of importance to obstetric anaesthetists/anesthesiologists are also welcome. 

The journal is peer-reviewed by international experts. Scholarship is stressed to include the focus on discovery, application of knowledge across fields, and informing the medical community. Through the peer-review process, we hope to attest to the quality of scholarships and guide the Journal to extend and transform knowledge in this important and expanding area.

Original articles
Short reports

Editor-in-Chief
M.J. Paech
King Edward Memorial Hospital, 374 Bagot Road, Subiaco, 6008, Western Australia, Australia Email M.J. Paech
Editors
N. Lucas
London, United Kingdom
C.F. Weiniger
Tel Aviv, Israel
C. A. Wong
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Statistical Advisor
M. Columb
Manchester, United Kingdom
Fellow
Yavor Metodiev
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Proof Editor
S. Atton
Nottingham, England, UK
Editorial Advisory Board
Y. Beilin
New York, New York, United States
D. Benhamou
Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
D. Bogod
Nottingham, United Kingdom
J.P.R. Brown
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A. Butwick
Stanford, California, United States
B. Carvalho
Stanford, California, United States
R. Collis
Cardiff, United Kingdom
R. D'Angelo
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
D. Dob
London, United Kingdom
J. Douglas
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
R.A. Dyer
Cape Town, South Africa
R. Fernando
London, United Kingdom
Y. Ginosar
Jerusalem, Israel
T. Girard
Basel, Switzerland
J. Griffiths
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A. Habib
Durham, North Carolina, United States
S. Halpern
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M.J. Heesen
Baden, Switzerland
R. Landau
New York, USA
N. McDonnell
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
J. Mhyre
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
W. Ngan Kee
Hong Kong, China
A. Palanisamy
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
F. Plaat
London, United Kingdom
S. Pratt
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
M. Rucklidge
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
R. Russell
Oxford, UK
A. Sia
Kallang, Singapore
R.M. Smiley
New York, New York, United States
G. Stocks
London, United Kingdom
H. Sumikura
Tokyo, Japan
L.C. Tsen
Boston, Massachusetts, United States