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