Consent for interventions during childbirth: A national population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the frequency and determinants of medical interventions during childbirth without women's consent at the population level.

Methods

The nationwide cross-sectional Enquête Nationale Périnatale 2021 provided a representative sample of women who delivered in metropolitan France with a 2-month postpartum follow-up (n = 7394). Rates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of interventions during childbirth (oxytocin administration, episiotomy or emergency cesarean section) without consent were calculated. Associations with maternal, obstetric, and organizational characteristics were assessed using robust variance Poisson regressions, after multiple imputation for missing covariates, and weighted to account for 2-month attrition.

Results

Women reporting failure

SUBMITTER: Jacques M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649875 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature