Neonatal Resuscitation

Question 1

Four questions to ask/look for in newborns at birth.

Answer 1

Term gestation? (full term or preterm)
Amniotic fluid clear? (meconium aspiration)
Breathing or crying? (good cry)
Good muscle tone? (good activity)

Question 2

Four steps on essential newborn care

Answer 2

1. Immediate and thorough drying of the newborn
2. Early skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn
3. Properly-time ocrd clamping and cutting
4. Non-separation of newborn and mother for early breastfeeding

Question 3

Time allotted for every intervention and decision making during neonatal resuscitation

Answer 3

30 seconds

Question 4

What are the parameters for decision making

Answer 4

Heart rate, respiratory rate and skin color