%0 Journal Article
%T Women¡¯s Views About a Paternal Consent Requirement for Biomedical Research in Pregnancy
%A Anne Drapkin Lyerly
%A Chifundo Zimba
%A Elana Jaffe
%A Irving Hoffman
%A Jean Anderson
%A Jenell S. Coleman
%A Kristen A. Sullivan
%A Lisa Rahangdale
%A Maggie Little
%A Marielle S. Gross Wolf
%A Nora E. Rosenberg
%A Ruth Faden
%A Sappho Gilbert
%A Tiwonge Mtande
%J Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
%@ 1556-2654
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1556264618783834
%X Clinical research to inform the evidence base to guide nonobstetrical care during pregnancy is critically important for the well-being of women and their future offspring. Conversations about regulations for such research, including whether paternal consent should ever be required, should be informed by the perspectives of those most affected, namely, pregnant women. We conducted in-depth interviews with 140 pregnant women living with or at risk of HIV¡ª70 in Malawi, 70 in the United States¡ªexploring their views on requiring paternal consent for pregnant women¡¯s participation in trials offering the prospect of direct benefit solely to the fetus. The majority of women supported such a requirement; others raised concerns. A trio of themes¡ªthe father¡¯s or pregnant woman¡¯s rights, fetal protection, and gender/relationship dynamics¡ªcharacterized views both supporting and against a paternal consent requirement, expanding the range of considerations that should inform approaches to paternal involvement in research with pregnant women
%K pregnancy
%K women¡¯s views
%K clinical trials
%K research ethics
%K paternal consent
%K qualitative methods
%K United States
%K Malawi
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1556264618783834