title: Delivery room management of the newborn.
abstract: Neonatal resuscitation is an attempt to facilitate the dynamic transition from fetal to neonatal physiology. This article outlines the current practices in delivery room management of the neonate. Developments in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques for term and preterm infants and advances in the areas of cerebral resuscitation and thermoregulation are reviewed. Resuscitation in special circumstances (such as the presence of congenital anomalies) are also covered. The importance of communication with other members of the health care team and the family is discussed. Finally, future trends in neonatal resuscitation are explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. arajani@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Anand K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rajani
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chitkara
authors.forename: Louis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Halamek
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010346:Patient Care Management; D011247:Pregnancy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*