Prolonged labor, and low level of oxygen in the newborns during delivery can lead to major irreversible brain injuries in them, and even to mortality. When there is anoxia, the intervention should be within few minutes to prevent complications. Interventions depend on each case and they include but not limited to: Cesarean section, Oxytocin. The Cesarean section requires consent, even if the consent might be verbal (not-written) in emergency cesarean section; but it still needs to be an informed option. It was found that taking consent in a short time could not be sufficient for the patient’s understanding and needed discussion. In addition, the median time needed for taking the consent during labor for operative delivery was more than 40 minutes (median=48 minutes, interquartile range: 25-72) and this reflects more than the life-saving time (few minutes) to take decision about a required intervention. Use of oxytocin also needs consent before administration. This poster aim is to highlight a suggestion regarding taking consent from pregnant women for potential labor interventions during prenatal care visit/s in the third trimester.

Key words:

Failure to progress labor, non-elective Cesarean section