Table 1 Setting and nature of Observed consultations
Participant | Setting CL = consultant led clinic MW = midwife led clinic | Nature & context of Consent decision |
|---|---|---|
1 | CL Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean section for history of precipitate vaginal delivery |
2 | CL Fetal medicine clinic | Cervical Cerclage due to previous late miscarriage |
3 | ML Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section for breech presentation |
4 | ML Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section for breech presentation |
5 | ML Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section for previous symptomatic 3rd degree tear |
6 | CL Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section for previous symptomatic 3rd degree tear |
7 | CL Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section for previous symptomatic 3rd degree tear |
8 | Labour Ward | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section, maternal request, IVF pregnancy |
9 | CL Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section for breech presentation |
10 | CL Fetal Medicine Unit – midwife consent + team | IVF pregnancy. Amniotic drain for fetal growth restriction |
11 | CL Fetal Medicine Unit – midwife consent + team | Prenatal diagnosis: Chorionic villus sampling for cystic fibrosis |
12 | CL Fetal Medicine Unit – midwife consent + team | Ultrasound guided Feticide (intracardiac potassium chloride) for fetal abnormality |
13 | CL Ante-natal clinic | Category 4 Elective Cesarean Section |
14 | Labour Ward | Category 2 Cesarean Section for failure to progress, pathological CTG |
15 | Labour Ward | Category 3 Elective Cesarean Section for early onset fetal growth restriction |
16 | Labour Ward | External Cephalic Version |