During the decision-making process, the midwife should:
a. provide the woman with greatest opportunity to obtain evidenced-based information and to seek all options and alternatives in her care.
b. give the woman only those choices that she (the midwife) is comfortable with.
c. remove herself from the process—it is the woman's responsibility to investigate and make her own decisions
d. make the decision for the woman—the midwife is the expert and as such should make the decisions.
ANS: A
The partnership should provide the women with the greatest opportunity to obtain evidenced-based information and to seek all options and alternatives in her care. A decision should be made without coercion.
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