Family Centered Care

12/17/24 • 17 min

In this Feeding Does Matter conversation, Jaclyn Pederson and co-host Hayley Estrem discuss the importance of family-centered care. They explore how personal experiences can drive research and the significance of defining 'family' in healthcare settings. The conversation emphasizes the core concepts of family-centered care, the challenges faced in pediatric feeding research, and the need for a longitudinal perspective to understand the long-term impacts of feeding disorders on families.

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