A different situation
Although they were used to taking consent for treatments in emergency situations, many obstetricians felt that gaining consent for research in an emergency differed, requiring a higher level of description.
‘So, what I’m saying is a lot of verbal consent in emergencies is described in terms that might be vague, because it’s an emergency, but also to not cause more psychological distress to the woman. Therefore, with consent for the PPH Butterfly, we allow people better to understand what is happening.’ (Obstetrician 11)
The training in taking consent in these situations was viewed as important by the obstetricians.
‘But more than anything it’s [training] helped to take consent for research and the wording of how to actually say it. More than anything this was important.’ (Obstetrician 14)