Bilinçli Seçim, Onam ve Karar Verme Hakkı
Özet
Doğum, kadınların hayatındaki en önemli olaydır ve her kadın doğum ve doğum sırasında saygılı bakım almaya ihtiyaç duyar ve bunu hak eder. Kadınlar, her türlü müdahalenin kullanılıp kullanılmaması konusunda bilinçli kararlar verme hakkına sahip olmalıdır. Bu nedenle, kendi ve yeni doğan bebeklerinin sağlığını etkileyen kararlarda aktif katılımcı olmalıdırlar. Bilinçli bir seçim veya karar, bireyin mevcut tedavi seçeneklerinin avantajları ve dezavantajları ile tüm olası eylem biçimleri (hiçbir eylemde bulunmamak da dâhil) hakkında ilgili bilgilere dayanarak yaptığı mantıklı seçimdir. Bilinçli seçim ve karar verme; Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından da önerilen, saygılı annelik bakımının temel alanlarından birisidir. Kadınların doğum yapma yeteneklerine olan inançları, bilgiyi nasıl edindiklerini ve kendi seçimlerini nasıl yaptıklarını etkiler. Ebelerin, kadınlara bireyselleştirilmiş bakım sunarken kendi tutumlarının, kadınların kararlarını ve deneyimlerini etkileyebileceğini akılda tutmaları önemlidir.
Childbirth is the most important event in a woman's life, and every woman needs and deserves respectful care during and after labor. Women should have the right to make informed decisions about whether or not to use any intervention. Therefore, they should be active participants in decisions that affect their own health and the health of their newborn babies. An informed choice or decision is a rational choice made by an individual based on relevant information about the advantages and disadvantages of available treatment options and all possible courses of action (including no action at all). Informed choice and decision-making are fundamental aspects of respectful maternal care, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Women's belief in their ability to give birth influences how they acquire information and make their own choices. Midwives need to provide individualized care to women and keep in mind that their own attitudes affect women's choices and experiences.
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