Can cerclage be performed under regional anesthesia?

Yes: General anesthesia would actually be an overkill.

Yes!: Cerclage is a procedure for suturing the cervix closed to support it and help prevent premature delivery. Often it is done under spinal anesthesia, as this regional technique uses only a very small amount of local anesthesia and is very safe for the developing baby.

Yes: Spinal is a good choice for this procedure.

Best option: Regional anesthesia (spinal)is the good option and frequently used during cerclage. Very little medication is used, which will unlikely to affect a baby. If appropriate dose is used recovery from spinal anesthesia can be quick.

Yes: This is an excellent anesthetic for this procedure. Talk to your anesthesiologist before the case.

Yes: Yes it can. At my institution, it is the preferred method because it minimizes the exposure of the fetus to drugs circulating in the mother's blood stream.