OBJECTIVES: Empirical literature on patient decision role preferences regarding treatment
and screening was reviewed to summarize patients' role preferences across measures, time …

Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

OBJECTIVE. A count of 3 neonatal morbidities (bronchopulmonary dysplasia, brain injury,
and severe retinopathy of prematurity) strongly predict the risk of death or neurosensory …

OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to characterize parental decision-making regarding
delivery room resuscitation for infants born extremely prematurely or with potentially lethal …

It is stressful for parents to have an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). To
better understand the parents' experience and the role of staff, we examined parental reports …

OBJECTIVE: This literature review focuses on information and communication needs of
parents of children admitted to the NICU and on their use of information sources in the …

Background Shared decision making (DM) is increasingly advocated as the most
appropriate model to support parents confronted with end-of-life (EoL) decisions for a child …

Purpose Intensive care is a stressful environment in which team-family conflicts commonly
occur. If managed poorly, conflicts can have negative effects on all parties involved …

Objectives To assess neonatology fellow training in guiding family decision making for high-
risk newborns and in several critical communication skills for physicians in these scenarios …

Background The importance of involving parents in the end-of-life decision-making-process
(EOL DMP) for their child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is recognised by ethical …