Consent and episiotomies: do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good

Elselijn Kingma; Marit Van Der Pijl; Corine Verhoeven; Martine Hollander; Ank De Jonge

doi:10.1136/jme-2023-109375

Consent and episiotomies: do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good

Elselijn Kingma
, Marit Van Der Pijl
, Corine Verhoeven
, Martine Hollander
, Ank De Jonge

King's College London
Amsterdam UMC
University of Nottingham
Maxima Medical Centre
Radboud University Nijmegen
University of Groningen

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Abstract

We read commentaries on our feature article ‘The ethics of consent during labour and birth: episiotomies’ with gratitude and interest. Nearly all commenting authors agree that consent for in-labour procedures is necessary and ideally given at the point of intervening.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	632-633
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Medical Ethics
Volume	49
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109375
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023
Externally published	Yes

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