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The answer on how to resuscitate a baby in respiratory distress! Or is it?
The answer on how to resuscitate a baby in respiratory distress! Or is it?
Transcript: Hello! In our last post, it showed a clip of an infant with breathing difficulties. That clip is one of my videos and is a case I saw approximately 1 or 2 years ago. Before we discuss what happened with that case and what the steps are of managing that case, it's important to clarify on some things about delivering babies.
This device here you see is called a warmer. It radiates heat from the top to the baby. It has several accessories to it as well, such as oxygen delivery (This is how I sign oxygen, 'O-2'). It also has suctioning. It has an oximetry that can indicate the heart rate and the oxygen saturation (oxygen level) of a baby.
When a baby is born, there is a program (algorithm) we go by that helps us determine whether the infant needs help or not. This is called Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and it is the algorithm we follow. You can see it on the poster behind me.
The first things we always ask ourselves when a baby is born is the following:
1. Is the baby full-term? Meaning is the gestational age of the baby greater than 37 weeks?
2. Is the baby screaming/breathing? It something we want to see.
3. Does the infant have good tone? Meaning is the baby active, wriggling around? That's something we want to see. If the infant is limp, that's a different conversation.
When an infant is delivered, we check off the list from the aforementioned criteria. If they check-off all three of them, we give the infant to the mother and allow the infant and the mom to enjoy that golden hour together! I love seeing those moments!
Hello! I'm Dr. Zach. I'm a pediatrician.
So, we're here in the hospital. Suppose we have a mother who is pregnant and goes into labor. She delivers a baby and the baby is brought here. This is what you see. (Video of baby breathing)
I'm curious, what will you do next? Feel free to comment!
