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Historical trends in the timing of informed consent for research into intrapartum complications
Author(s) -
Patel D,
Nasir S,
Elati A,
Ver G,
Weeks AD
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03204.x
Subject(s) - informed consent , medicine , obstetrics , alternative medicine , pathology
Please cite this paper as: Patel D, Nasir S, Elati A, Vernon G, Weeks A. Historical trends in the timing of informed consent for research into intrapartum complications. BJOG 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471‐0528.2011.03204.x. Obtaining informed consent for clinical trials involving the management of intrapartum complications is complex. This article describes the strategies used to obtain consent over the last 60 years using data from the Cochrane Library. Of 138 intrapartum randomised studies, 37% had no record of the consent procedures. Of the remainder, 74% sought consent only when the complication developed, 11% sought consent from all women in early labour, and 13% gave all women antenatal information and then sought written consent when the complication arose. Despite the existence of ethics guidelines for intrapartum consent, many studies fail to follow their advice.