NICE Guidelines

Hypertension in Pregnancy

The management of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy
Published August 2010

View on the NICE website

Intrapartum Care

Management and delivery of care to women in labour
Published September 2007

This guideline was developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health and was commissioned by NICE.

The full guideline and the NICE guideline may be viewed elsewhere.

The document below (prepared by Hilary Swales, OAA Committee member) is a summary of the recommendations of particular relevance to anaesthetists.