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Patient rights are protections that let patients be informed, participate in decisions, refuse care, and receive respectful treatment.

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Patient rights and informed consent in childbirth

Patient rights and informed consent in childbirth

Why consent matters in childbirth Labor and birth are both physiologic and clinical events. A patient may be coping with pain, fatigue, fear, excitement, or rapidly changing information while clinicians monitor maternal status, fetal status, labor progress, and the possibility of complications. In that setting, informed consent protects autonomy and improves safety because decisions are […]