This course walks nurse anesthesiologists through the complex decisions involved in caring for pregnant patients who need surgery for non-obstetric reasons. You’ll review how pregnancy physiology alters anesthetic risk, how to balance maternal stability with fetal safety, and how to time surgery by trimester to minimize complications. The content breaks down teratogenic concerns with common anesthetic agents, strategies to prevent maternal hypotension, hypoxia, and preterm labor, and practical preop, intraop, and postop considerations within a multidisciplinary team.