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Resuscitation of the Newborn

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In 2015, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation estimated that 85% of babies born at term will initiate spontaneous respirations within 10–30 s of birth. In the USA, 5–10% of all newborn infants require basic life support in the delivery room or nursery. There are similar figures for Western Europe.

Approximately 1% of newborns require more extensive resuscitation procedures. Recent estimates indicate that worldwide 814,000 die and an equal number develops sequels after birth asphyxia. Thus, it is important to anticipate which infants are at risk, and the antepartum and intrapartum history often can be a help in predicting which infants will need resuscitation.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Research, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Ola D. Saugstad

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  2. Department of Pediatrics Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Rodolfo Bracci

  3. Liverpool Women’s Hospital Neonatal Unit, Liverpool, UK

    Michael Weindling

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Saugstad, O.D. (2018). Resuscitation of the Newborn. In: Buonocore, G., Bracci, R., Weindling, M. (eds) Neonatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29489-6_179

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