This is the first edition of this guidance. This paper provides advice for clinicians in obtaining consent of women undergoing surgical evacuation of the uterus for early pregnancy loss.
This paper is intended to be appropriate for a number of procedures and combinations and the consent form should be carefully edited under the heading ‘Name of proposed procedure or course of treatment’ to accurately describe the exact procedure to be performed, after discussion with the woman. The paper follows the structure of Consent Form 1 of the Department of Health, England/Welsh Assembly Government/Scottish Government/Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland. It should be used in conjunction with RCOG Clinical Governance Advice No. 6 Obtaining Valid Consent. Please also refer to RCOG Green-top Guideline No. 25: The Management of Early Pregnancy Loss.
The full guideline can be downloaded as a pdf below:
