SAQ 926 – Paediatrics – neonatal resuscitation risk factors and initial actions

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You are working in a peripheral hospital without paediatric or neonatal facilities when a 23-year-old woman arrives in advanced labour. You have been asked to care for the baby after delivery.

List five important maternal or fetal factors that increase the chance the infant will need resuscitation.

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List three ways to estimate the infant's gestational age.

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At birth the baby is limp, breathing poorly and has a heart rate of 90/min. List five immediate resuscitation actions.

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For a term infant, should you begin resuscitation with air or a higher oxygen concentration? Give reasons.

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