Obstetric Anaesthetists Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2026

Obstetric Anaesthetists Association (OAA) Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 (Videos)

Comprehensive Updates in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Labour Analgesia, Caesarean Section Anaesthesia, Maternal Medicine, Obstetric Haemorrhage, Placenta Accreta Spectrum, and High-Risk Pregnancy Care

Advance your expertise in maternal and peripartum care with the Obstetric Anaesthetists Association (OAA) Annual Scientific Meeting 2026, one of the leading international continuing medical education (CME) conferences dedicated to obstetric anaesthesia and multidisciplinary maternity care. Organized by the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association (OAA), this prestigious scientific meeting brings together internationally recognized experts to present the latest evidence, innovations, and best practices in the safe management of mothers and babies throughout pregnancy, labour, delivery, and the postpartum period.

Held 14–15 May 2026 at the Liverpool Convention Centre, United Kingdom, this two-day educational event delivers an outstanding program of expert lectures, multidisciplinary discussions, clinical case reviews, and guideline updates focused on modern obstetric anaesthesia, maternal safety, complex pregnancy management, and perioperative care.

The conference emphasizes evidence-based management of labour analgesia, neuraxial anaesthesia, Caesarean section, obstetric haemorrhage, coagulopathy, placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), maternal cancer, birth trauma, human factors, patient safety, and multidisciplinary maternal medicine, equipping clinicians with practical strategies to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Product Details

• Course: Obstetric Anaesthetists Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
• Provider: Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association (OAA)
• Conference Dates: May 14–15, 2026
• Location: Liverpool Convention Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Format: Videos
• Language: English
• Educational Level: Advanced

Course Overview

Modern obstetric anaesthesia requires far more than providing pain relief during childbirth. Today’s specialists play a central role in multidisciplinary maternal care, managing increasingly complex pregnancies complicated by medical comorbidities, haemorrhage, coagulopathy, obesity, malignancy, placenta accreta spectrum, and high-risk surgical delivery.

The OAA Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 provides a comprehensive review of the latest advances in obstetric anaesthesia and maternal medicine, combining current evidence, updated clinical guidelines, patient safety initiatives, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Through expert-led presentations and interactive discussions, participants explore contemporary approaches to labour analgesia, operative delivery, obstetric emergencies, neuraxial anaesthesia, and perioperative management of high-risk obstetric patients.

Special emphasis is placed on improving maternal safety through evidence-based decision-making, human factors, quality improvement, and collaborative care involving obstetricians, anaesthetists, haematologists, oncologists, maternal medicine specialists, and multidisciplinary maternity teams.

What You’ll Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply current evidence-based techniques for labour analgesia and Caesarean section anaesthesia.
• Optimize neuraxial anaesthesia using updated platelet count recommendations and safety guidelines.
• Develop multidisciplinary management plans for pregnant patients with complex medical conditions and malignancies.
• Improve recognition and treatment of obstetric haemorrhage, coagulopathy, and amniotic fluid embolism.
• Evaluate modern approaches to placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) and complex obstetric surgery.
• Recognize birth trauma and implement strategies to improve maternal outcomes.
• Manage inadequate neuraxial block during Caesarean delivery using evidence-based interventions.
• Integrate patient safety principles and human factors into maternity care.

Comprehensive Topics Covered

Labour Analgesia

Master contemporary approaches to pain relief during labour.

Topics include:

• Epidural analgesia
• Combined spinal-epidural techniques
• Patient-controlled epidural analgesia
• Alternative analgesic methods
• Labour pain physiology
• Maternal comfort
• Individualized analgesia

Faculty review advances that improve maternal satisfaction while maintaining fetal safety.

Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section

Strengthen perioperative management for operative delivery.

Topics include:

• Spinal anaesthesia
• Epidural anaesthesia
• General anaesthesia
• Emergency Caesarean delivery
• Anaesthetic complications
• Enhanced recovery
• Postoperative analgesia

Neuraxial Anaesthesia & Haematology

Review updated recommendations regarding coagulation and regional anaesthesia.

Topics include:

• Platelet count thresholds
• Coagulation disorders
• Anticoagulant management
• Neuraxial safety
• Regional anaesthesia guidelines
• Risk assessment

Faculty discuss current evidence supporting safe neuraxial techniques in complex obstetric patients.

Obstetric Haemorrhage & Coagulopathy

Improve management of life-threatening maternal bleeding.

Topics include:

• Postpartum haemorrhage
• Massive transfusion
• Coagulopathy
• Point-of-care coagulation testing
• Blood product therapy
• Hemostatic management
• Maternal resuscitation

Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS)

Explore multidisciplinary management of abnormal placentation.

Topics include:

• Placenta accreta spectrum
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Surgical planning
• Massive haemorrhage prevention
• Peripartum management
• Multidisciplinary care

Faculty review international experience and evolving surgical approaches for PAS.

Maternal Medicine & Cancer During Pregnancy

Review the challenges of managing malignancy in pregnancy.

Topics include:

• Maternal cancer
• Peripartum planning
• Multidisciplinary oncology care
• Anaesthetic considerations
• High-risk pregnancy
• Maternal-fetal outcomes

Birth Trauma & Maternal Safety

Enhance awareness of maternal morbidity and quality improvement.

Topics include:

• Birth trauma
• Patient safety
• Human factors
• Maternal outcomes
• Communication
• Clinical governance
• Quality improvement

Faculty examine lessons learned from recent maternity safety investigations and their implications for clinical practice.

Obstetric Emergencies

Develop practical strategies for managing rare but catastrophic events.

Topics include:

• Amniotic fluid embolism
• Maternal collapse
• Obstetric emergencies
• Crisis resource management
• Team-based simulation
• Emergency protocols

Pain Beyond the Block

Improve recognition and treatment of breakthrough pain during Caesarean delivery.

Topics include:

• Inadequate neuraxial block
• Intraoperative pain
• Supplemental analgesia
• Conversion to general anaesthesia
• Patient communication
• Decision-making algorithms

Human Factors & Maternity Leadership

Strengthen teamwork and patient-centered maternity care.

Topics include:

• Human factors
• Multidisciplinary teamwork
• Leadership
• Communication
• Safety culture
• Clinical governance
• Continuous quality improvement

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Review advances in labour analgesia and anaesthesia for operative delivery.
• Apply updated haematology recommendations regarding neuraxial anaesthesia and platelet thresholds.
• Develop multidisciplinary care plans for pregnant patients with malignancy and complex medical conditions.
• Evaluate modern surgical management of placenta accreta spectrum.
• Incorporate lessons from birth trauma investigations into obstetric anaesthetic practice.
• Optimize management of obstetric haemorrhage, coagulopathy, and amniotic fluid embolism.
• Identify and effectively manage pain during Caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia.
• Improve maternal safety through evidence-based practice, teamwork, and quality improvement.

Educational Highlights

• Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Labour Analgesia
• Caesarean Section Anaesthesia
• Neuraxial Anaesthesia
• Epidural Analgesia
• Spinal Anaesthesia
• Maternal Medicine
• High-Risk Pregnancy
• Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS)
• Obstetric Haemorrhage
• Coagulopathy
• Platelet Management
• Amniotic Fluid Embolism
• Maternal Oncology
• Birth Trauma
• Patient Safety
• Human Factors
• Maternal Critical Care
• Multidisciplinary Obstetrics
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Why This Course Stands Out

The Obstetric Anaesthetists Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 is one of the world’s premier educational events dedicated exclusively to obstetric anaesthesia and maternal medicine. Featuring internationally recognized faculty and a highly multidisciplinary curriculum, the meeting addresses the full spectrum of modern obstetric anaesthetic practice—from routine labour analgesia to the management of complex maternal emergencies, placenta accreta spectrum, obstetric haemorrhage, cancer during pregnancy, and patient safety. Its emphasis on evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and quality improvement makes it an invaluable educational resource for clinicians involved in maternity care.

Target Audience

This educational activity is ideal for:

• Obstetric Anaesthetists
• Obstetricians & Gynecologists
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists
• Maternal Medicine Physicians
• Haematologists
• Oncologists
• Critical Care Physicians
• Anaesthesiologists
• Perinatologists
• Labour & Delivery Physicians
• Obstetric Nurses
• Midwives
• Residents and Fellows
• Healthcare Professionals involved in maternity services

Why Choose This Course?

Whether you specialize in obstetric anaesthesia, maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, haematology, oncology, or perioperative medicine, the Obstetric Anaesthetists Association Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 offers one of the most comprehensive evidence-based reviews of modern maternity care available. Through expert lectures, multidisciplinary discussions, current guideline updates, and practical management strategies, participants gain the knowledge and confidence needed to provide safer, higher-quality care for mothers and babies across routine and high-risk obstetric practice.

Topics

Thursday 14 May 2026

• SESSION 1 – Recent advances

  • Update on labour analgesia

  • Update on anaesthesia for operative delivery

• SESSION 2 – From haematology to Human Factors: protecting our patients

  • Platelet count and neuraxial anaesthesia: How low can you go?

  • Maternal Medicine Networks- what are the implications for obstetric anaesthetists?

  • Stop telling me to be careful: human factors and half-measures

• SESSION 3 – Felicity Reynolds Free Papers

  • Presentation of the top free papers

• SESSION 4 – Malignant disease in pregnancy

  • Cancer in pregnancy – multidisciplinary care and peripartum planning

• SESSION 5 – The rising tide of placenta accreta – staying ahead

  • PAS – lessons from a high-volume Brazilian centre

  • The UK experience

  • Surgical evolution in PAS

• SESSION 6 – e-Posters presentations (1st session)

  • e-Poster presentations

Friday 15 May 2026

• SESSION 7 – e-Poster presentations (2nd session)

  • e-Poster presentations

• SESSION 8 – Felicity Reynolds Free Papers

  • Presentation of the top free papers

• SESSION 9 – Birth Trauma

  • The 2024 birth trauma inquiry – what we found and what comes next

  • Birth Trauma: The Anaesthetic Perspective

• SESSION 10 – Bruce Scott lecture

  • Innovations in the third stage of labour

• SESSION 11 – Obstetrics update

  • Management of coagulopathy in obstetric haemorrhage and amniotic fluid embolism: learning from MNSI reports

  • Obstetrics – current pressures, priorities and changes

  • Your OAA update

• SESSION 12 – Prize giving

  • Pick of the posters

• SESSION 13 – Beyond the block: understanding and managing pain during CS under neuraxial anaesthesia

  • The uncomfortable truth – pain during CS