Abstract The foregoing has been an attempt to demonstrate the feasibility of one man acting as an obstetrical team. A sound basic training in the progress of labor in one who is thoroughly interested in obstetrical anesthesia can preclude many of the disadvantages of continuous caudal anesthesia. Knowledge and experience in each may enhance one's ability to deliver "ideally" healthy, vigorous infants even within the uncomfortable environment of understaffed hospitals. 9, 10 In summary then: 1.1. Elective low forceps deliveries are increased with caudal anesthesia but should be regarded as innocuous because of the ease of forceps deliveries under such ideal conditions. 2.2. Spontaneous deliveries with caudal anesthesia may occur within the same time period after full cervical dilatation as with the usual analgesia followed by inhalation anesthesia. 3.3. The average duration of labor, particularly in primiparas with ruptured membranes, is seemingly reduced under caudal anesthesia. 4.4. Postpartum bladder care is decreased with caudal anesthesia. 5.5. Infants delivered under caudal anesthesia appear more vigorous at birth than those delivered under inhalation anesthesia. 6.6. Proficiency to the point of better than 95 per cent may be attained in establishing effective caudal anesthesia in unselected patients.