Dr Penny Sheehan
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 20 Jul
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When I can see that the conversation, just the the words are not quite getting through.
Describing risks in different ways is also a challenge.
We all think about risks as in one in a thousand, but I think a lot of women
a lot of people have problems interpreting what what does a one in a thousand risk really look like and what does it mean for me.
And I think um my experience is that lots of um women, if you say this is a one in ten thousand chance, it automatically interprets for them to, this will not happen to me.
Um but in some cases where that one in ten thousand chance is drastic, I think you do have to spend a moment to say to them, so just you know, that's it's unlikely, but if you were that one in ten thousand, what would this mean for you?
Sometimes it's helpful to relate um your risks to everyday situations.
So uh I think many of us will have seen uh
John Unam's great talk with his with the preterm birth collaborative about um what that early preterm birth means in the context of the school child.
So, you know, he talks about how if we deliver X percent at thirty-six weeks, what will that look in five years and ten years like with um, you know, more more more children at school with
Mm.
With various problems.
And I think that those sort of translations really reach people as opposed to just the background, you know, you've got X percent chance of the child developing this.
Using prepared printed information can be helpful.
These days we're all giving women QR codes, and my experience is that they're not necessarily checking the QR codes.
I think lots of women like to walk away with something tangible to
To hold on to after appointments, and I think Ranscog has lots of patient information sheets.
I think using things like that are helpful because they're authorized translations in many cases.
So Google Translate, we all know, is great when you're trying to navigate your way around a foreign city, but probably not appropriate for consent and really giving information.
Lastly, there is a comment there about women with previous trauma, and I do think there is a lot more work to be done on clinicians gaining experience and knowledge in the area of trauma-informed care.
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