General anesthesia is seldom used for vaginal delivery and rarely for cesarean
section. Indications include need for rapid emergency delivery and maternal
medical conditions in which conduction anesthesia is unsafe (e.g., blood
dyscrasia, thrombocytopenia). Complications include aspiration pneumonia,
atelectasis, and uterine atony (associated with inhalation agents, e.g., halothane,
enflurane).
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