Answer: Patients must give informed consent for medical treatment.
Explanation: Patient autonomy requires that patients give informed consent before the start of any medical treatment. PF
Trust you as a practitioner, be open and honest about their emotional and physical well being, have faith in you and know that they are in a safe environment, confide in you anything they do not want their families, friends, partners to know about but which is important to their well being and the baby's.