Do parents get what they want during bad news delivery in NICU?

Objectives: Little is known about parents' preferences in breaking bad news (BBN) in neonatology. The study was aimed at comparing parents' experiences with their first BBN discussion with a neonatologist/pediatric surgeon to their personal preferences.

Methods: We conducted a quantitative survey amongst 54 parents of hospitalized preterm or term infants with severe diseases in two medium-size and one small German neonatal units.

Does practice quality mediate the relationship between practice time and outcome in mindfulness-based stress reduction?

Interventions based on mindfulness meditation are increasingly common and evidence exists supporting their use. However, questions remain regarding treatment mechanisms accounting for beneficial effects. The current study examined 1 candidate mechanism-mindfulness practice quality-as a mediator of the link between practice time and outcome within mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR).

Survey of unlicensed and off label drug use in paediatric wards in European countries. European Network for Drug Investigation in Children.

Objective: To determine the extent of use of unlicensed and off label drugs in children in hospital in five European countries.

Design: Prospective study of drugs administered to children in general paediatric medical wards over four weeks.

Setting: Children's wards in five hospitals (one each in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands).