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Evidence-based delivery room care of the very low birth weight infant. 2011

Roger F Soll, and Robert H Pfister

Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401, USA. Roger.Soll@vtmednet.org

The first hour of a newborn's life is fraught with difficulty. Recommendations regarding the fundamental issues of resuscitation of these infants are developed and disseminated by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation and other organizations. However, these recommendations frequently do not address the needs of the very low birth weight infant and do not address some of the nuances that might lead to improved outcome. Improved organization and teamwork as well as improved monitoring and respiratory support can potentially improve the outcome of these infants.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D009359	Neonatology	A subspecialty of Pediatrics concerned with the newborn infant.
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D003696	Delivery Rooms	Hospital units equipped for childbirth.	Birthing Centers, Hospital,Birth Centers, Hospital,Center, Hospital Birth,Center, Hospital Birthing,Centers, Hospital Birth,Centers, Hospital Birthing,Delivery Room,Hospital Birth Centers,Hospital Birthing Centers,Room, Delivery,Rooms, Delivery,Birth Center, Hospital,Birthing Center, Hospital,Hospital Birth Center,Hospital Birthing Center
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012386	Rooming-in Care	Care of the newborn infant in a crib near the mother's bed, instead of in a nursery, during the hospital stay.	Care, Rooming-in,Cares, Rooming-in,Rooming in Care,Rooming-in Cares
D055317	Evidence-Based Practice	A way of providing health care that is guided by a thoughtful integration of the best available scientific knowledge with clinical expertise. This approach allows the practitioner to critically assess research data, clinical guidelines, and other information resources in order to correctly identify the clinical problem, apply the most high-quality intervention, and re-evaluate the outcome for future improvement.	Evidence-Based Health Care,Evidence Based Health Care Management,Evidence Based Healthcare Management,Evidence Based Management, Health Care,Evidence Based Management, Healthcare,Evidence-Based Healthcare,Evidence Based Health Care,Evidence Based Healthcare,Evidence Based Practice,Evidence-Based Health Cares,Evidence-Based Healthcares,Health Care, Evidence-Based,Health Cares, Evidence-Based,Healthcare, Evidence-Based,Healthcares, Evidence-Based
D018743	Perinatal Care	The care of women and a fetus or newborn given before, during, and after delivery from the 28th week of gestation through the 7th day after delivery.	Care, Perinatal
D019102	Infant, Very Low Birth Weight	An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.	Very Low Birth Weight,Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant,Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight,Infants, Very-Low-Birth-Weight,Very Low Birth Weight Infant,Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants