Abstract

Evidence based patient information leaflets in maternity care had limited visibility and did not promote informed choice of childbearing women Stapleton H,Kirkham M,Thomas G.Qualitative study of evidence based leaflets in maternity care. BMJ 2002;324: 639–43. QUESTION: From the perspectives of childbearing women and health professionals who provide maternity care, do 10 pairs of research based leaflets on informed choice in maternity services (Informed Choice leaflets) influence choice and decision making? Design Grounded theory study done in conjunction with a ran-domised controlled trial. Setting Women’s homes and antenatal and ultrasound clinics in 13 maternity units in England and Wales, UK. Participants