RCM professional briefing: Caring for those women seeking choices that fall outside guidance (21 March 2022)

Summary

The concept of woman-centred care is at the core of midwifery care and midwives have a key role as advocates and facilitators of women’s choices. This briefing from the Royal College of Midwives provides guiding principles and support for midwives in facilitating personalised care and women’s choices, including when those fall outside clinical recommendations.

Content

This briefing contains information on:

• Personalised Care and Support Plans (PCSP)
• Informed decision making and informed consent
• Duty of care
• Midwifery and human rights
• The wider context

It also includes 12 key recommendations.