Abstract
Despite professional expectations for midwives to provide care to women that is founded in equality and recognises diversity ( Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2015 ), women from ethnic minority populations consistently suggest that they are not heard ( Briscoe and Lavender, 2009 ; Tobin et al, 2014 ). This article reflects on a situation where a Portuguese woman with limited English-speaking ability was denied access to epidural anaesthesia as the midwife felt that the woman could not give valid consent to the procedure without the presence of an interpreter. The midwife's role in this situation is reflected on, and implications for midwifery practice identified.
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