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We thank the institutions within the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium for their care of neonates and families and for their investment in sharing knowledge within this consortium.
Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC)
Anthony Piazza24, Gregory Sysyn25, Allison Black26, Carl Coghill26, Anne Hansen27, Gustave Falciglia28, Beth Haberman29, Kris Reber30, Luc Brion31, Rashmin Savani31, Theresa Grover32, Girija Natarajan33, Annie Chi34, Annmarie Giolioto35, Lakshmi Katakam36, Bill Engle37, Lora Simpson37, Julie Lindower38, Julie Weiner39, Becky Rogers40, Rachel Chapman41, Steven Chin41, Jamie Limjoco42, Mark Weems43, Michael Uhing44, Priscilla Joe45, Trent Tipple46, Patricia Williams46, Nicole Birge47, Lynne Willett47, Narendra Dereddy48, Rajan Wadhawan48, Darlene Calhoun49, Caroline Chua49, Mike Padula50, Vilmaris Quinones51, Toby Yanowitz52, Con Yee Ling53, Mark Speziale54, Robert DiGeronimo55, Elizabeth Jacobsen55, Beverly Brozanski56, Rakesh Rao56, Victor McKay57, Kyong Soon58, Billie Short59, Kevin Sullivan60, Cherrie Welch61
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AS and KMS generated the concept. RS, KMS, and AS created the survey. JTF, NM, AD, RD, SRL, CC, GN, JN, ABS, JW, and ND provided critical revision. RS, DL, AS, and KMS contributed to the data analysis, writing of the manuscript, and its critical revision.
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Saoud, R., Locke, D., Fry, J.T. et al. Withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration: a survey of level IV neonatal intensive care units. J Perinatol 41, 2372–2374 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01011-y
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