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Table 9 Reasons for “active” end-of-life practices

From: End-of-life decisions and practices for very preterm infants in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium

 

Avoid poor quality of life due to major disability

n (%)

Faced with unbearable suffering of the baby

n (%)

Faced with parental pressure

n (%)

Faced with pressure from colleagues

n (%)

Always

28 (63.6)

29 (64.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Often

9 (20.5)

12 (26.7)

2 (4.5)

2 (4.7)

Sometimes

4 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

11 (25.0)

11 (25.6)

Rarely

0 (0.0)

3 (6.7)

14 (31.8)

5 (11.6)

Never

2 (4.5)

0 (0.0)

16 (36.4)

24 (55.8)

Don’t know

1 (2.3)

1 (2.2)

1 (2.3)

1 (2.3)

Missing values

14 (24.1)

13 (22.4)

14 (24.1)

15 (25.9)