Background: Because of the lack of large obstetric anesthesia databases, the incidences of
serious complications related to obstetric anesthesia remain unknown. The Society for
Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology developed the Serious Complication Repository
Project to establish the incidence of serious complications related to obstetric anesthesia
and to identify risk factors associated with each. Methods: Serious complications were
defined by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Research Committee …