The APSF Newsletter is the official publication of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), dedicated to advancing perioperative patient safety and anesthesia safety worldwide. Articles are published online on a rolling basis, with new content added approximately every 1–3 weeks. Previously published issues are available in the Newsletter Archives.
Pain During Cesarean Delivery—Improving Patient Safety by Bringing the Patients and Anesthesia Professionals into the Conversation
February 1, 2026
Pain during cesarean delivery (PDCD) has long been an underrecognized and undertreated aspect of obstetric anesthesia care that negatively impacts women’s experiences of birth. Although decades of medical research have...