Table 6 Framework for good practice for information provision for research involving interventions initiated in the intra-partum period

A woman-centred recruitment process

• Women prefer study information to be first communicated to them by community midwives

• Women want Information provision freely available in pregnancy

• Consider pathways into the study that enable recruitment prior to labour

• Full information disclosure to be available to all women and not limited based on likelihood of an intervention being required

• The timing of the ‘right time’ for information provision will vary between women

• Women prefer to be recruited outside of the birth admission

Optimising the recruitment discussion

• Women with a prior awareness of the study are more likely to have an interactive discussion

• The discussion is pivotal in facilitating understanding and optimised when the woman makes autonomous decisions with full capacity

• Acknowledge the barriers to the ‘right state of mind’ when processing information

- Pain

- Pain relief and tiredness

- Vulnerability and anxiety

- Clinical environment and gate keeping

- Lack of privacy

• Engaging, coherent study information is crucial in promoting understanding

• Video demonstration aids understanding

Making a decision for two

• Women need time to research and discuss information with family/friends

• Communication barriers impact on the diversity of participants

• Translated study information provision should be available for women with English as a second language