Caesarean section on maternal request: a qualitative study of conflicts related to shared decision-making and person-centred care in Sweden

Table 2 Potential conflicts relating to shared decision-making and their expression in Swedish health professionals’ views on CSMR

Potential conflicts	Expression of potential conflicts in the interviews
Patient autonomy	• The right to decide over one’s own body
	• Fear of birth is not a question of autonomy
	• Healthcare services on demand
	• Challenges to professional autonomy
	• Preferences shaped by media reports and social media platforms
Treatment quality and patient safety	• The woman’s future health
Treatment quality and patient safety	• Previous birth experiences matter
Avoiding treatments that harm others	• Costs for society/the health system
Avoiding treatments that harm others	• The child’s perspective is secondary
Equality and non-discrimination	• Strategies for avoiding arbitrariness
An uncomplicated decision-making process	• A multifaceted decision being individual yet collective
An uncomplicated decision-making process	• Birth contracts to increase sense of security

The table draws on Hansson and Fröding’s [12] categorisation of the potential conflicts that may arise in the application of patient-centred/person-centred care

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