title: Opinions regarding neonatal resuscitation training for the obstetric physician: a survey of neonatal and obstetric training program directors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our goal was to garner opinions regarding neonatal resuscitation training for obstetric physicians. We sought to evaluate obstacles to neonatal resuscitation training for obstetric physicians and possible solutions for implementation challenges.
  
  
  METHODS
  We distributed a national survey via email to all neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship directors and obstetrics & gynecology residency program directors in the United States. This survey was designed by a consensus method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-eight (53%) obstetric and fifty-seven (51%) neonatal program directors responded to our surveys. Eighty-eight percent of neonatologists surveyed believe that obstetricians should be neonatal resuscitation program (NRP) certified. The majority of surveyed obstetricians (>89%) believe that obstetricians should have some neonatal resuscitation training. Eighty-six percent of obstetric residents have completed training in NRP, but only 19% of obstetric attendings are NRP certified. Major barriers to NRP training that were identified include time, lack of national requirement, lack of belief it is helpful, and cost.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most obstetric attendings are not NRP certified, but the majority of respondents believe that obstetric providers should have some neonatal resuscitation training. Our study demonstrates that most respondents support a modified neonatal resuscitation course for obstetric physicians.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics , Yale School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatrics , Yale School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: b Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health , Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: c Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health , Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx , NY , USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.affiliation: b Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health , Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goffman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000072156:Neonatologists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Newborns; cardiopulmonary; delivery room; obstetricians; resuscitation