The Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA) is a Registered Charity, formed in 1969 with the aim of promoting the highest standards of anaesthetic practice in the care of mother and baby.
The core goals are
- Educating and training anaesthetists and other health professionals. We hold a number of regular meetings and courses throughout the year.
- Provision of accurate information to the public about obstetric anaesthesia and pain relief. Our information is freely available in over 30 languages. We also provide a free app bringing all the translations together, for health professionals working where there is no Internet access.
- Distribution via the website of useful clinical guidelines that colleagues may use in developing their own local versions - this is widely used by anaesthetists overseas
- Giving members access to the results of OAA-approved surveys, which provides an overview of national practice year-on-year.
