title: Neonatal resuscitation science, education, and practice: the role of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
abstract: For almost 25 years, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program of the American Academy of Pediatrics has provided educational tools that are used in the United States and throughout the world to teach neonatal resuscitation. Over that time period, the guidelines for resuscitation have been increasingly evidence-based and a formal system has been established to determine which steps should be updated on the basis of available information. The most recent update occurred in 2010. This article describes the evidence review process and the specific evidence that lead to a number of significant changes in practice that were included in the 2010 guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134, USA. jane.mcgowan@drexelmed.edu
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States