Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2012
What mothers know, and want to know, about the complications of general anaesthesia.
Informed consent should be sought when performing anaesthesia on pregnant patients. There is no standard for consent for general anaesthesia on the delivery suite. This study was designed to assess post-partum women's awareness of the complications of general anaesthesia and the level of risk at which they felt these risks should be discussed. ⋯ Anaesthetists must be flexible when providing information to mothers about general anaesthesia and should provide more information to mothers if they wish it.