Delivery and Immediate Neonatal Care Book

In this case, several risk factors are associated with the need for neonatal resuscitation: patient’s age, inadequate prenatal care, maternal hypertension, and alterations in fetal cardiac frequency. A newborn exhibiting these risk factors is likely to need advanced resuscitation procedures. Ideally, refer the patient to a high-complexity mother-child care center. If that is not possible, it would be preferable to rely upon trained personnel and adequate equipment for an advanced resuscitation. It would be important to transport the child to a neonatal specialized center immediately after initial resuscitation for further care.