Background: Antenatal counseling may affect DR decisions to resuscitate extremely premature infants. Subjects: All neonatologists (NEOs, n=466) + sample of obstetricians (OBs, n=411) in California. Measurements: 277 NEOs and 163 OBs completed surveys about antenatal counseling and thresholds for DR resuscitation .Results: Mean thresholds for DR intubation for NEOs and OBs, respectively, were: 478 vs 518 g, or 22 4/7 vs 23 1/7 wks, with higher means for cardiac massage or drug resuscitation. Attitudes on parental role in resuscitation decisions differed by GA: Table
Conclusion: NEOs less frequently support a parental role in decisions to resuscitate “older” premature infants.
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Alma M. Martinez (spn. by A. Constantopoulos).
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Partridge, J., Freeman, H., Weiss, E. et al. Delivery Room (DR) Decisions To Resuscitate Extremely Premature Infants .58. Pediatr Res 42, 394 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199709000-00078
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199709000-00078
