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Most neonates require only basic supportive care at the time of delivery. Approximately 10% will need brief respiratory support, and 1% will require extensive resuscitative efforts.1 The vast majority will adapt to extrauterine life with only minimal assistance from delivery personnel.

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  1. Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Sanjay Datta (Professor of Anesthesia), Bhavani Shankar Kodali (Associate Professor of Anesthesia) & Scott Segal (Associate Professor of Anesthesia)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Sanjay Datta (Professor of Anesthesia), Bhavani Shankar Kodali (Associate Professor of Anesthesia) & Scott Segal (Associate Professor of Anesthesia)

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Datta, S., Kodali, B.S., Segal, S. (2010). Neonatal Resuscitation. In: Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88602-2_13

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