OBJECTIVE To describe the opinions of pediatricians who teach resuscitation in Brazil on initiating and limiting the delivery room resuscitation of extremely preterm infants. METHOD Cross-sectional study with electronic questionnaire (Dec/2011-Sep/2013) sent to pediatricians who are instructors of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, containing three hypo...

This 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) for neonatal life support includes evidence from 7 systematic reviews, 3 scoping 12 updates. The Neonatal Life Support Task Force generally determined by consensus the type of evaluation to perform; topics updates followed consultation with Liaison ...

BACKGROUND The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and similar courses have been used to train clinicians. However, formal teamwork training was not included in these courses, and their effectiveness has been questioned. In adult resuscitation, debriefings using video recordings have improved outcomes, but recordings of neonatal resuscitation have been used primarily for research. AIMS To te...

Resuscitation of newborns is a critical procedure and requires refined skills. The contents of resuscitation guidelines and their implementation should be crucial in education of medical students. The traditional 2-stage (“see one, do one”) instruction is theory-loaded and does not provide sufficient hands-on training needed to give trainees the necessary practical experience or confidence in c...

BACKGROUND The key to successful neonatal resuscitation is effective ventilation. Little evidence exists to guide clinicians in their choice of manual ventilation device or face mask. The expiratory tidal volume measured at the mask (V(TE(mask))) is a good estimate of the tidal volume delivered during simulated neonatal resuscitation. AIM To compare the efficacy of (a) the Laerdal infant resu...

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2 Successful transition at birth is dependent on establishment of the lungs as the organ of gas exchange. The objective of this review is to provide a general overview of the events during transition at birth, pathophysiology of asphyxia, and response to resuscitation. The basic steps of neonatal resuscitation are establishment of airway, ventilation, and circulatory support....

BACKGROUND Reducing neonatal death has been an emerging challenge in low and middle income countries in the past decade. The development of the low cost interventions and their effective delivery are needed to reduce deaths from birth asphyxia. This study will assess the impact of a simplified neonatal resuscitation protocol provided by Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) at a tertiary hospital in Nep...

OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to assess clinicians' views and experiences of providing immediate neonatal care at birth beside the mother, and of using a mobile trolley designed to facilitate this bedside care. DESIGN Qualitative interview study with semistructured interviews. RESULTS The results were analysed using thematic analysis. SETTING A large UK maternity unit. PARTICIP...

OBJECTIVES Acquisition and maintenance of the skills necessary for successful resuscitation of the neonate are typically accomplished by a combination of completion of standardized training courses using textbooks, videotape, and manikins together with active participation in the resuscitation of human neonates in the real delivery room. We developed a simulation-based training program in neona...