University:
University of Nottingham
Course:
B723 | Midwifery
Academic year:

2024
Views:

126

Pages:

2
Author:

Christy C.

The Midwife's Role in DeliveryInformed Consent 1. A role is a set of expectations associated with a position in society. A role is a set of behaviors that other people expect of someone, according to their position in a system. In relation to the midwifery profession, other people in this definition are people who interact with midwives, both directly and indirectly, especially patients as consumers who use health services in hospitals. 2. The role of professional midwives in providinginformed consent is possible as clien advocateAndeducators. Client advocatenamely the Midwife is responsible for assisting clients and families in interpreting information from various service providers and in providing other information necessary to obtain consent (informed consent) for the midwifery procedures given to him.A client advocate is an advocate of client's rights. Whereaseducatornamely as a provider of health education for clients and families. Things that can be informed: a) Examination Results b) The patient has the right to know the results of the examination that has been carried out. For example, malignant changes in Pap smear results. If the information has been provided, the next decision is in the hands of the patient. c) Risk Risks that may occur in therapy must be disclosed along with anticipatory efforts made by the doctor to prevent this from happening. Idiosyncratic allergic reactions and unexpected deaths due to treatment have rarely been disclosed by doctors. Some people believe that this possibility should also be informed to patients. d) If a doctor knows that the treatment is risky and there are other safer treatment alternatives, he must inform the patient. If a doctor is not confident in his ability to perform a therapeutic procedure and there is another doctor who can do it, he must notify the patient. e) Alternative The doctor must reveal several alternatives in the diagnosis and therapy process. He must be able to explain the procedures, benefits, disadvantages and dangers arising from several of these options. An example is hyperthyroidism therapy. There are three treatment options, namely medication, radioactive iodine, and subtotal thyroidectomy. The doctor must explain the procedure, its successes and the disadvantages and complications that may arise. f) Referral or consultation The doctor is obliged to make a referral if he realizes that he lacks the skills and knowledge to carry out therapy on certain patients. The court stated that a doctor must refer when he feels unable to carry out therapy because of his limited abilities and he knows of another doctor who can treat the patient better than him. g) Prognosis Patients have the right to know all the prognosis, complications, sequelae, discomfort, costs, difficulties and risks of each option, including not receiving treatment or not receiving any action. Patients also have the right to know what is expected of and what is happening to them. All of this is based on reasonable events that can be predicted by doctors. Rare or unusual events are not part of theinformed consent.