Crying and breathing by extremely preterm infants immediately after birth

J Pediatr. 2010 May;156(5):846-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.01.007. Epub 2010 Mar 16.

Abstract

We reviewed videos of 61 extremely preterm infants taken immediately after birth. The majority cried (69%) and breathed (80%) without intervention. Most preterm infants are not apneic at birth.

MeSH terms

  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Crying / physiology*
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight / physiology*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature / physiology*
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Respiration*
  • Respiration, Artificial