Anaesthesia for women with a booking body mass index >40 kg.m-2 for elective caesarean birth in nine maternity units across the north-west of England.

INTRODUCTION

The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) best practice standards for elective caesarean birth (CB) suggest that over 95% of elective CB should be conducted under a regional anaesthetic (RA) and < 1% should be converted to a general anaesthetic (GA)