Informed Choice in Maternity Care

Introduction M.Kirkham Why Can't Women Just Say No? And Does it Really Matter? N.Pilley-Edwards Informed Choice in Maternity Care B.Hewson How Midwives Used Protective Steering to Facilitate Informed Choice in Pregnancy V.Levy Can Leaflets Deliver Informed Choice? A.O'Cathain Is There a Difference Between a Free Gift and a Planned Purchase? The Use of Evidence Based Leaflets in Maternity Care H.Stapleton The Culture of the Maternity Services in Wales and England as a Barrier to Informed Choice M.Kirkham & H.Stapleton Information Used by Pregnant Women, and Their Understanding and Use of Evidence-Based 'Informed Choice' Leaflets M.Wiggins & N.Newburn Integrating MIDIRS Informed Choice Leaflets into a Maternity Service J.Demilew Should Doctors Perform Caesarean for 'Informed Choice' Alone? S.Bewley & J.Cockburn Negotiating Elective Caesarean Section: An Obstetric Team Perspective J.Simpson Birth Experiences of South Asian Muslim Women: Marginalized Choice within the Maternity Service N.Ellis The Misleading Myth of Choice: The Continuing Oppression of Women in Childbirth T.Anderson Choice and Bureaucracy M.Kirkham