Partnering with Patients and Families during Childbirth: Confirming Knowledge for Informed Consent

Partnering with Patients and Families during Childbirth: Confirming Knowledge for Informed Consent
Simpson, Kathleen Rice
The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, May/June 2019; 44(3) pp 180
Abstract
There are many opportunities during hospitalization for childbirth to offer information to the woman and her family about various options and choices for clinical care and treatment. Women should be provided information at their appropriate literacy level and language to make decisions about their care in partnership with the health care team. While events of labor and births may seem routine to clinicians, they are usually not for patients. Therefore, shared decision-making approaches and patient consent are essential throughout the childbirth hospitalization.