The session will be presented in two parts. The first part will explore the legal cases of Montgomery and Mordel in the context of obtaining informed consent for trisomy screening and testing.
The second part will provide an explanation of the practical considerations midwives and sonographers must address in the process of securing informed consent from expectant parents for trisomy screening and testing. Coverage of the practical considerations for midwives and sonographers includes discussion on information, understanding, choice, the inquiring patient, communication and the HCP-patient relationship, therapeutic privilege, and disclosure of risk/chance.
Emyr is currently being funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to complete an empirical PhD in Law exploring informed consent in the context of trisomy screening and testing. The focus of the PhD analyses the two key cases in...
Senior Lecturer (Midwifery & Specialist Nursing), University of the West of Scotland
Tom is currently a Senior Lecturer (Midwifery and Specialist Nursing) and doctoral student at the University of the West of Scotland and has been a midwife for 22 years, with most of his clinical career spent within neonatal care. He currently...
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