Extreme Inequity in Analgesia and Perioperative Management of Pregnant Patients

( Anaesthesia . 2024;79:455–460. doi:10.1111/anae.16237) On January 1, 2016, the United Nations introduced 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the aim of promoting global equality and building a sustainable future by 2030. These objectives, such as SDGs 3, 4, 5, 10, and 16, are particularly significant in enhancing maternal health care. SDG 3 promotes well-being by targeting improved health outcomes, seeking to cut worldwide maternal mortality to below 70 per 100,000 live births. It also stresses the importance of ensuring universal availability of sexual and reproductive health care, providing financial protection against risks, promoting fair access to high-quality medications, and ensuring safe surgical procedures such as cesarean sections, which are deemed necessary surgeries.