Communication
The theme communication involved parents' experiences with both good and bad communition with the health providers in the NICU and how it affected their participation in decision making for their infants. Good communication was described by parents as having easy access to health providers and feeling that information was readily provided to them: "Number one, iay it on the table, be truthful with the parents So I would say to any physician give as much information as. needed. Allow the parents to ask. I do not care how silly it may seem to them, but allow them to ask the questions so they can better understand what's taken place "(Kavanaugh et al., 2005, p. 355). Parents felt that good communication enhanced their participation in decision making for their infants.