title: The effectiveness of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation program for mothers of newborn infants.
abstract: To investigate the effectiveness of a 15-minute videotape on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a newborn infant, 28 mothers of normal term babies completed a 12-item test on infant CPR before, immediately after, and 4-6 weeks after viewing the videotape. Statistical analysis showed that the videotape significantly improved scores on the first post-test as compared with the pre-test. At final testing, scores were significantly lower than at the first post-test, but still significantly higher than the pre-test scores. CPR education should be adopted by all institutions providing obstetrical care.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaiserman
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sindel
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michaud
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education*