Introduction: Advances in perinatal medicine have contributed to significantly improved
survival of newborns. While some infants die despite extensive medical treatment, a larger …

Background: Guidelines recommend shared decision making (SDM) between
neonatologists and parents when a decision has to be made about the continuation of life …

Aim To investigate the main factors which facilitate or hinder end‐of‐life decision‐making
(EoLDM) in neonates and children. Methods A qualitative inductive, thematic analysis was …

As advances in medical technology are constantly re-defining the lower limit of newborn
viability, the practice of withholding/withdrawing treatment in neonatal care is increasingly …

Background End-of-life decisions with potential life-shortening effect in neonates and infants
are common. We aimed to evaluate how often and in what manner neonatologists consult …

Objective To investigate whether parent-initiated or doctor-initiated decisions about limiting
life-sustaining treatment (LST) in neonatal care has consequences for how possible courses …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Retrospective studies show that most parents prefer to
share in decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment (LST) from their children. We do not yet …

Aim: We compared the results of two recent studies on end‐of‐life decisions (ELDs) for
neonates and infants in Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands. Methods: Questionnaires …

Background A significant number of critically ill neonates face potentially adverse prognoses
and outcomes, with some of them fulfilling the criteria for perinatal palliative care. When …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to investigate how Dutch pediatric specialists reach
end-of-life decisions, how they involve parents, and how they address conflicts. METHODS …