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A thematic analysis was conducted using a phenomenological approach, supported by NVivo software.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Four main themes emerged: (1) relational malaise in the caregiver\u2013patient relationship, reinforced by public discourse on OV, further hindered shared decision-making and open communication. (2) Challenges between caring values and systemic constraints (eg, lack of time, staffing shortages and protocol-driven care) limited professionals\u2019 ability to engage in meaningful informed consent discussions. (3) Safety paradigm in obstetrics: fetal well-being emerged as a central and non-negotiable argument to justify medical interventions during childbirth. (4) Informed consent as a source of tension, where professionals struggled to balance legal and ethical obligations with clinical urgency, often leading to coercive or merely formal consent processes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Informed consent during childbirth remains a critical and unresolved ethical challenge. This study highlights systemic, relational and emotional barriers that hinder shared decision-making and compromise the core ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence and justice. Addressing these issues requires structural changes, improved working conditions to support individualised care, better training in ethics and communication and greater recognition of the moral distress experienced by healthcare professionals.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Registration number<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Registration number 22-219 from CEEI-IRB INSERM (Research Institutional Review Board INSERM, France) (IRB 00003888, IORG 0003254, FWA 00005831).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2025-101591","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,19]],"date-time":"2025-06-19T06:58:11Z","timestamp":1750316291000},"page":"e101591","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Barriers to informed consent in obstetric care during childbirth from practitioner\u2019s perspective: a qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2670-6621","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lucile","family":"Abiola","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France"},{"name":"Gynaecology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d\u2019Angers, Angers, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guillaume","family":"Legendre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gynaecology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d\u2019Angers, Angers, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aurore","family":"Koechlin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"L\u00e9o","family":"Coutellec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025071022171490000_15.6.e101591.1","unstructured":"Figo . 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