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. 2013 Jan;131(1):e223–e229. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1278

TABLE 3.

Consent Outcomes for Mothers and Fathers as Paired Couples

Mother Father Freq. %
Yes Yes 1760 58.7
Yes No 133 4.4
Yes NAv 158 5.3
No Yes 18 0.6
No No 605 20.2
No NAp 327 10.9

Freq., frequency; NAp, not applicable: Cases in which father was not present but was not pursued, because mother had already declined; NAv, not available: cases in which mother accepted but father was not reasonably available for consent.