Investigated procedures among all respondents (n=11 418), divided into performed and not performed, displaying consent and refusal for each procedure
| Procedure ↓ | Consent → | Procedure performed, n (%) | Procedure not performed, n (%) | ||||||||
| Total performed | Consent asked and given* | Consent not asked* | Considered upsetting | Refusal over-ruled* | Considered upsetting | Total not performed | Refusal respected* | Not applicable anymore† | Not discussed‡ | ||
| Induction of labour | 3145 (27.6) | 2862 (91.0) | 261 (8.3)C | 54 (20.7) | 22 (0.7) | 15 (68.2) | 8248 (72.4) | 277 (6.2) | 1306 (15.8) | 6665 (80.8) | |
| External cardiotocography | 6329 (77.6) | 3948 (62.4) | 2356 (37.2) | 163 (6.9) | 25 (0.4) | 23 (92.0) | 1828 (22.4) | 22 (1.2) | 61 (3.3) | 1745 (95.5) | |
| Fetal scalp electrode | 4275 (53.8) | 2696 (63.1) | 1527 (35.7) | 291 (19.1) | 52 (1.2) | 40 (76.9) | 3673 (46.2) | 98 (2.7) | 92 (2.5) | 3483 (94.8) | |
| Vaginal examination | 9770 (93.1) | 9064 (92.8) | 665 (6.8) | 176 (26.5) | 41 (0.4) | 38 (92.7) | 719 (6.9) | 31 (4.3) | 45 (6.3) | 643 (89.4) | |
| Artificial rupture of membranes | 5778 (54.7) | 4856 (84.0) | 901 (15.6) | 143 (15.9) | 21 (0.4) | 15 (71.4) | 4778 (45.3) | 82 (1.7) | 360 (7.5) | 4336 (90.7) | |
| Augmentation of labour | 2786 (44.4) | 2064 (74.1) | 662 (23.8) | 203 (30.7) | 60 (2.2) | 49 (81.7) | 3495 (55.6) | 60 (1.7) | 202 (5.8) | 3233 (92.5) | |
| Episiotomy | 2308 (21.7) | 1303 (56.5) | 962 (41.7) | 255 (26.5) | 43 (1.9) | 29 (67.4) | 8322 (78.3) | 125 (1.5) | 454 (5.5) | 7743 (93.0) | |
| Postpartum oxytocin administration | 4788 (53.4) | 2473 (51.6) | 2274 (47.5) | 561 (24.7) | 41 (0.9) | 34 (82.9) | 4181 (46.6) | 152 (3.6) | 112 (2.7) | 3917 (93.7) | |
| Caesarean section during labour | 1201 (14.5) | 974 (81.1) | 214 (17.8) | 48 (22.4) | 13 (1.1) | 10 (76.9) | 7061 (85.5) | 100 (6.2) | 524 (7.4) | 6437 (91.2) | |
| Prelabour caesarean section§ | 587 (4.8) | 571 (97.3) | 15 (2.6) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (100.0) | Missing | Missing | Missing | ||
*The colours used in these columns align with the coloured categories shown in online supplemental material 3.
†‘not applicable anymore’ encompasses situations in which the procedure was considered, but before consent could be asked and/or the procedure could be performed it was not needed anymore.
‡‘Not discussed’ encompasses situations in which there was no question of the procedure at all.
§Informed consent questions for prelabour caesarean section were only asked to respondents who had a prelabour caesarean section.