title: Women in labor: some issues about informed consent.
abstract: Women wishing hospital admission for childbirth are asked to sign very general pre-admission consent forms. The use of such forms suggests that women in labor are considered incompetent to give informed consent. This paper explores some of the problems with advance directives and general consent, and argues that since women in labor are not generally incompetent, it is not appropriate to require this kind of consent of them.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ladd
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D032962:Consent Forms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D016743:Mental Competency; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People