Table 5. Importance of Having Participant Values and Preferences Included in Decision-making.

Choice	Participants who chose option, No. (%) (n = 40)	Thematic analysis summary
		Major themes	Participants who chose and alluded to this theme, No. (%)
Not important (I do not want to know the details; I will defer this decision to the physician)	3 (7.5)	NA	NA
Somewhat important (I would like to know the benefits and harms of treatment and the rationale behind the physician’s decision; but I will follow what the physician feels best)	22 (55.0)	First 24 h after birth is overwhelming, lot of things to process; so would want to be aware of benefits and harms, but will trust clinician’s judgment	17 (77.3)
Important (I want to have a discussion with the physician regarding the benefits and harms related to the most important outcomes and then make a decision together)	14 (35.0)	Would like to be involved in the discussion regarding benefits and harms	6 (42.9)
Highly important (I would like to make the decision myself based on the information provided)	1 (2.5)	NA	NA

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.