Maternity clinician use of shared decision‐making in antenatal care: A scoping review
Madeline Hawke, Julie Considine, Linda Sweet
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Implementation of shared decision-making in antenatal care has had limited exploration. OBJECTIVE: To assess what is known about shared decision-making in antenatal care. SEARCH STRATEGY: Five databases were searched (1997-2022) limited to English language studies from OECD countries. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: A data collection table was constructed with findings from 32 papers. A narrative synthesis was conducted with subsequent thematic analysis of included papers. MAIN RESULTS: Four areas of decision-making were identified with six themes revealing enablers and barriers to shared decision-making in antenatal care. CONCLUSION: Implementation of shared decision-making requires continuity, time and personalisation of care.