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Measles can be fatal in pregnancy though easily, safely and effectively prevented by vaccination.

In the next coming years there should be zero obstetric deaths from measles

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Racial and ethnic disparities exist in obstetric anaesthesia.

Black patients were more likely to receive general anaesthesia compared with White patients.

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This study covers the US and the UK and confirms what we all see. The next step is deciding how to tackle these disparities!

Original Article: Racial and ethnic disparity in obstetric anaesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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