Choice, informed consent and risk-managing women's care choices in the absence of midwifery supervision: the Birth Choice Clinic

Sonmezer, Ellie ORCID: 0000-0002-7570-7014 (2017) Choice, informed consent and risk-managing women's care choices in the absence of midwifery supervision: the Birth Choice Clinic. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 27 (3). pp. 299-303.

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Abstract

Women with ‘low-risk’ pregnancies are largely encouraged through research and national policy to deliver in midwifery-led units or at home; however, the majority continue to attend consultant-led hospital settings. Much research exists to support midwives in facilitating informed choice but it has been identified that midwives are often influenced by internal and external factors when providing this and that time constraints can hinder the process. Supervisors of midwives (SoM) provide a complex care planning service to women. However, with SoM removed from statute and the new Advocating for Education and Quality Improvement (A-EQUIP) model not yet widely operational, a ‘gap’ area has been identified as a potential concern. This ‘gap’ is complex care planning with women. In response to national changes, an alternative approach at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust to SoM providing complex care planning is the Birth Choice Clinic.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Midwifery supervision; Women's care choices; Informed consent and risk; The Birth Choice Clinic
Related URLs:	Repository Publisher
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Health and Social Care
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Susan Turner
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2023 17:04
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2023 14:55
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/12363

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