Assessment of performance of midwives and pediatricians in preparation for receiving a neonate immediately after birth. A prospective observational study.

Lambros Mpoltsis, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Theodoros Xanthos, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Athanasios Chalkias, Evangelia Kouskouni, Demetrios Valsamidis

Background. The 2015 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines for Resuscitation and support of transition of babies at birth stress the importance of adequate preparation by the healthcare professionals who are going to receive the newborn immediately after birth in order to avoid preventable neonate deterioration. Midwives and pediatricians are the healthcare professionals in the frontline of neonate reception…

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