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Information on anaesthesia for caesarean section is tailored to the woman
EDITOR,--We and our colleagues view the case reported by John Mitchell with grave concern.1 Informed consent is particularly important in mothers awaiting caesarean section as there may be a choice between regional and general anaesthesia and mothers are usually fit. We recently surveyed the information about risk offered by 523 members of the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association before anaesthesia for elective caesarean section.2 A fictitious case history with a list of sample statements was supplied. Broad agreement on what information should be provided existed, with a consensus value of >/=0.60 in 15 of 20 statements. Nevertheless, 13 statements were considered to be "not worth mentioning" or "definitely not to be mentioned unless specifically asked" by more than a tenth of those surveyed.
The overwhelming impression from comments received was that doctors in Britain and Ireland tailor information on the risks of anaesthesia for caesarean section to what the individual mother needs
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