Promoting informed consent of women in labor.
Laboring women are increasingly being asked to participate in perinatal research. These women should be considered captive or special subjects who deserve greater protection of their rights. Essential elements of informed consent are reviewed. Specific guidelines are suggested for promoting informed consent for women in labor participating in clinical research.
D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D033281:Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018579:Patient Selection; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D035842:Research Subjects; D014481:United States