Table 3.

Quotes describing parental perceptions of their involvement with the decision to treat with TH

Sub-themes	Quotes
Was there a choice?	“But I mean in the end. there wasn’t any other choice and I’m glad that we did it.” “When they said you know this is what I would do [hypothermia treatment] if it were my child, then you say,. I think that’s what we need to do even with limited information as to what it [hypothermia] is.”
Timing of the choice?	“we pretty much need to decide right now if we’re going to do this or not” “We didn’t hesitate. We just said, do it”
Outcome of the decision	“Well you always have that question in your mind of what if you’d said no…we wouldn’t have the same babies that we have.” “…it was really nice to known that…we made that decision and that you know we made the right decision”