Patient Engagement and Shared Decision Making in Maternity Care

Abstract

Louisiana State University Departments of Health Policy and Management and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Childbirth Connection, New York, New York. Corresponding author: Rebekah E. Gee, MD, MPH, 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA 70112; e-mail: [email protected]. The authors thank Amy Romano, CNM, MSN and Carol Sakala, PhD, MSPH from Childbirth Connection for providing editorial assistance and comments on the manuscript. Financial Disclosure Ms. Corry discloses a partnership between Childbirth Connection and the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation (IMDF) to develop shared decision-making resources. The partnership includes a grant from the IMDF to Childbirth Connection. No grant funds were used in preparation of this manuscript. The other author did not report any potential conflicts of interest.