Informed consent during the intrapartum period : an observational study of the interactions between health professionals and women in labour involving consent to procedures

This ethnographic study using participant observation, aimed to explore the issue of informed consent to procedures undertaken during the intrapartum period. It involved recruiting 100 healthy women, who went into labour spontaneously at term, at the point they were admitted to the labour ward. The...

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Main Author: Marshall, Jayne E.
Published: University of Nottingham 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428944