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Ms Shelley progresses well in her pregnancy, has normal anomaly and serial growth scan. Her epilepsy remains stable, and she has not experienced any seizure activity in the pregnancy. Her nausea and vomiting have settled, and she has managed to stop smoking cannabis with the support of her local community-based substance misuse team. She is now 30 weeks. She has her first growth scan which shows thatbaby's growth is on the 17th centile with normal liquor and Doppler. It also shows that the placenta is no longer low lying. Despite this, she requests a caesarean section as she is anxious about having a seizure during labour.Q6. What considerations need to be made for management of labour anddelivery in women with epilepsy? How should you counsel Ms Shelley?
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