{"id":7878,"date":"2025-11-24T13:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepconnections.net\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T18:52:10","slug":"parent-perspectives-into-medical-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepconnections.net\/ckb\/2025\/11\/24\/parent-perspectives-into-medical-decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Perspectives Insights Into Medical Decision-making"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Parent Perspectives into Medical Decision-making\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5CBuy3UvhGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making major decisions about interventions such as feeding tubes or tracheostomies is one of the greatest responsibilities caregivers face for their child, weighing not only risks and benefits but also the goals of care for their child. 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