title: The delivery room of the future: the fetal and neonatal resuscitation and transition suite.
abstract: Despite advances in the understanding of fetal and neonatal physiology and the technology to monitor and treat premature and full-term neonates, little has changed in resuscitation rooms. The authors' vision for the Fetal and Neonatal Resuscitation and Transition Suite of the future is marked by improvements in the amount of physical space, monitoring technologies, portable diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, communication systems, and capabilities and training of the resuscitation team. Human factors analysis will play an important role in the design and testing of the improvements for safe, effective, and efficient resuscitation of the newborn.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego Medical Center, UC San Diego School of Medicine, 402 Dickinson Street, MPF 1-140, San Diego, CA 92103, USA. nfiner@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Neil N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Finer
authors.forename: Wade
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Louis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Halamek
authors.forename: Tina A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Leone
mesh_terms: D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006804:Ergonomics; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D009359:Neonatology / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*