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Kanako Takeda

Kanako Takeda

Medical doctor, Clinical researcher · MD.,MPH, PhD.

Division of Palliative Medicine, National Centre for Child Health and Development · 日本

Kanako Takeda is a pediatrician and pediatric palliative care physician at the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Japan. With a background in pediatric neurology in Japan and observership in pediatric palliative care in the UK, her work focuses on improving communication, decision-making, and family-centered care for children with serious and life-limiting conditions. Her current research focuses particularly on perinatal palliative care, including parental understanding and perceptions of fetal conditions, shared decision-making, birth planning, memory-making, and end-of-life care.

  • Interested in being mentored
  • Open to collaboration

Publications

Communication and Relationships in Pediatric Palliative End-of-Life Decision Making in the United Kingdom and Japan: A Cross-Cultural Scoping Review
Takeda K, Yamaji N, Harrop E, Holland C, Nohavicka L, Baba M, Sakai H, Yotani N · Journal of Palliative Medicine · 2026

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