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Table 1 Participants’ and NICUs’ demographic characteristics

From: Neonatologists’ decision-making for resuscitation and non-resuscitation of extremely preterm infants: ethical principles, challenges, and strategies—a qualitative study

 

No.

%

Participants’ characteristics

  

Sex

  

 Male

5

25

 Female

15

75

Age, year range

  

 30–35

2

10

 36–40

4

20

 41–45

2

10

 46–50

5

75

 51–55

1

5

 56–60

4

20

 61–65

2

10

Religious affiliation

  

 Roman catholic

15

75

 Liberal/no affiliation

5

25

 Protestant, Muslim, Jewish, Other (specify)

0

0

Years of experience in NICUs (excluding years of training)

  

 1–5

3

15

 6–10

4

20

 11–15

2

10

 16–20

3

15

 21–25

4

20

 26–30

3

15

 > 30

1

5

Number of self-reported cases in the last year

  

 0

1

5

 1

1

5

 2

4

20

 3

3

15

 4

2

10

 5 or more

9

45

NICUs’ characteristics

  

Belgian region

  

 Flanders

5

50

 Wallonia

3

30

 Brussels

2

20

Hospital demographic

  

 Academic

5

50

 Non-academic

5

50

Number of beds in the unit

  

 15–20

4

40

 21–25

0

0

 26–30

4

40

 31–35

1

10

 35–40

1

10