Skip to main content

Advertising Disclaimer »

Main menu

  • Journals
    • Pediatrics
    • Hospital Pediatrics
    • Pediatrics in Review
    • NeoReviews
    • AAP Grand Rounds
    • AAP News
  • Authors
    • Author Guidelines
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Complete Issue PDF
    • Archive
    • 20th Anniversary Special Edition
    • Topic/Program Collections
    • Blog
    • Questions from NeoReviews
  • CME/MOC
    • CME Quizzes
    • MOC Claiming
    • NeoReviewsPlus
    • Board Review Study Guide
  • Multimedia
    • NeoReviews Video Library
    • Pediatrics On Call Podcast
  • Subscribe
  • Alerts
  • Careers
  • Other Publications
    • American Academy of Pediatrics

User menu

  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
American Academy of Pediatrics

AAP Gateway

Advanced Search

AAP Logo

  • Log in
  • My Cart
  • Journals
    • Pediatrics
    • Hospital Pediatrics
    • Pediatrics in Review
    • NeoReviews
    • AAP Grand Rounds
    • AAP News
  • Authors
    • Author Guidelines
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Complete Issue PDF
    • Archive
    • 20th Anniversary Special Edition
    • Topic/Program Collections
    • Blog
    • Questions from NeoReviews
  • CME/MOC
    • CME Quizzes
    • MOC Claiming
    • NeoReviewsPlus
    • Board Review Study Guide
  • Multimedia
    • NeoReviews Video Library
    • Pediatrics On Call Podcast
  • Subscribe
  • Alerts
  • Careers
American Academy of Pediatrics
Article

Educational Perspectives: Toward More Effective Neonatal Resuscitation: Assessing and Improving Clinical Skills

Eoin O’Currain, Peter G. Davis and Marta Thio
NeoReviews May 2019, 20 (5) e248-e257; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.20-5-e248
Eoin O’Currain
*Newborn Research Centre, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
†School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
‡Pediatric Infant & Perinatal Emergency Retrieval, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Peter G. Davis
*Newborn Research Centre, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
§Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
¶University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Marta Thio
*Newborn Research Centre, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
‡Pediatric Infant & Perinatal Emergency Retrieval, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
§Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
¶University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • Comments
Loading

This article requires a subscription to view the full text. If you have a subscription you may use the login form below to view the article. Access to this article can also be purchased.

Download PDF
  • Abbreviations:
    ENC:
    early newborn care
    NLS:
    newborn life support
    NRP:
    Neonatal Resuscitation Program
    PPV:
    positive pressure ventilation
    RCT:
    randomized controlled trial
    SIB:
    self-inflating bag
  • Abstract

    Newborn deaths following birth asphyxia remain a significant global problem, and effective resuscitation by well-trained professionals may reduce mortality and morbidity. Clinicians are often responsible for teaching newborn resuscitation to trainees. Multiple educational methods are used to teach these skills, but data supporting their efficacy are limited. Mask ventilation and chest compressions are considered the basics of resuscitation. These technical motor skills are critically important but difficult to teach and often not objectively assessed. Teaching more advanced skills such as neonatal intubation is challenging, because teaching opportunities and working hours of learners have declined. Videolaryngoscopy appears to be an effective teaching tool that allows instruction during clinical practice. There is also emerging recognition that effective resuscitation requires more than individual clinical skills. The importance of teamwork and leadership is now recognized, and teamwork training should be incorporated because it improves these nontechnical skills. Simulation training has become increasingly popular as a method of teaching both technical and nontechnical skills. However, there are unanswered questions about the validity, fidelity, and content of simulation. Formal resuscitation programs usually incorporate a mixture of teaching modalities and appear to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. Emerging teaching techniques such as tele-education, video debriefing, and high-frequency training warrant further investigation.

    • Copyright © 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics

    Individual Login

    Log in
    You will be redirected to aap.org to login or to create your account.

    Institutional Login

    via Institution

    You may be able to gain access using your login credentials for your institution. Contact your librarian or administrator if you do not have a username and password.

    Log in through your institution

    If your organization uses OpenAthens, you can log in using your OpenAthens username and password. To check if your institution is supported, please see this list. Contact your library for more details.

    Purchase access

    You may purchase access to this article. This will require you to create an account if you don't already have one.

    Offer Reprints

    PreviousNext
    Back to top

    Advertising Disclaimer »

    In this issue

    NeoReviews
    Vol. 20, Issue 5
    1 May 2019
    • Table of Contents
    • Table of Contents (PDF)
    • Index by author
    • Complete Issue (PDF)
    View this article with LENS
    PreviousNext
    Email Article

    Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on American Academy of Pediatrics.

    NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

    Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
    Educational Perspectives: Toward More Effective Neonatal Resuscitation: Assessing and Improving Clinical Skills
    (Your Name) has sent you a message from American Academy of Pediatrics
    (Your Name) thought you would like to see the American Academy of Pediatrics web site.
    CAPTCHA
    This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
    Request Permissions
    Article Alerts
    Log in
    You will be redirected to aap.org to login or to create your account.
    Or Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
    Citation Tools
    Educational Perspectives: Toward More Effective Neonatal Resuscitation: Assessing and Improving Clinical Skills
    Eoin O’Currain, Peter G. Davis, Marta Thio
    NeoReviews May 2019, 20 (5) e248-e257; DOI: 10.1542/neo.20-5-e248

    Citation Manager Formats

    • BibTeX
    • Bookends
    • EasyBib
    • EndNote (tagged)
    • EndNote 8 (xml)
    • Medlars
    • Mendeley
    • Papers
    • RefWorks Tagged
    • Ref Manager
    • RIS
    • Zotero
    Share
    Educational Perspectives: Toward More Effective Neonatal Resuscitation: Assessing and Improving Clinical Skills
    Eoin O’Currain, Peter G. Davis, Marta Thio
    NeoReviews May 2019, 20 (5) e248-e257; DOI: 10.1542/neo.20-5-e248
    del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
    Print
    Download PDF
    Insight Alerts
    • Table of Contents

    Jump to section

    • Article
      • Abstract
      • Education Gaps
      • Objectives
      • Introduction
      • Skills Training
      • Educational Methods
      • Emerging Approaches
      • Conclusion
      • Evidence Summary
      • Footnotes
      • References
    • Figures & Data
    • Info & Metrics
    • Comments

    Related Articles

    • No related articles found.
    • PubMed
    • Google Scholar

    Cited By...

    • No citing articles found.
    • Google Scholar

    More in this TOC Section

    • Craniosynostosis: Neonatal Perspectives
    • Congenital Hyperinsulinism
    • Revisiting Skeletal Dysplasias in the Newborn
    Show more Articles

    Similar Articles

    • Journal Info
    • Editorial Board
    • Overview
    • Licensing Information
    • Authors/Reviewers
    • Author Guidelines
    • Submit My Manuscript
    • Librarians
    • Institutional Subscriptions
    • Usage Stats
    • Support
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe
    • Resources
    • Media Kit
    • About
    • NeoReviewsPlus
    • International Access
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Statement
    • FAQ
    • AAP.org
    • shopAAP
    • Follow American Academy of Pediatrics on Instagram
    • Visit American Academy of Pediatrics on Facebook
    • Follow American Academy of Pediatrics on Twitter
    • Follow American Academy of Pediatrics on Youtube
    • RSS
    • NeoReviews™ and NeoReviewsPlus™ are supported, in part, through an educational grant from Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
    American Academy of Pediatrics

    © 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics