title: Decision making with pregnant patients: a policy born of experience.
abstract: One hospital has developed an institutional policy to guide decision making between physicians and pregnant patients. Read the policy and a description of how it was developed by the ethics committee at the George Washington University Hospital.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University Hospital Ethics Committee, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mishkin
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Povar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003657:Decision Making; D004219:District of Columbia; D017041:Ethics Committees; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033222:Judicial Role; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033261:Maternal-Fetal Relations; D016134:Organizational Policy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012945:Social Values