Assessment of newborns at birth for cardio-respiratory status requiring resuscitation and outcomes in a community hospital

Abstract

neonatal medicine, the rate of hypoxic ischemia continues to be at a constant with an incidence of 2-3 per 1000 live births in USA. HIE is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in term newborns infants.2 HIE has long term outcomes including cerebral palsy. Novel approaches like selective head and whole body cooling have become a standard of care to protect the brain from reperfusion injury, thereby improving their clinical outcome.3