The Resuscitation of Apparently Stillborn Neonates: A Peek Into the Practice in China

Xueyu Chen; Huitao Li; Jingyu Song; Panpan Sun; Binchun Lin; Jie Zhao; Chuanzhong Yang

doi:10.3389/fped.2020.00231

The Resuscitation of Apparently Stillborn Neonates: A Peek Into the Practice in China

Front Pediatr. 2020 Jun 2:8:231. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00231. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Xueyu Chen¹, Huitao Li¹, Jingyu Song¹, Panpan Sun¹, Binchun Lin¹, Jie Zhao¹, Chuanzhong Yang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neonatology, Affiliated Shenzhen Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China.

Abstract

Apparently stillborn neonates are born in the terminal stage of secondary apnoea and respond poorly to basic resuscitation procedures proposed by the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). Increasing experimental and clinical evidence shows that stringently adhering to the NRP guidelines may delay sufficient ventilation and chest compressions and consequently prolong the duration of asystole in apparently stillborn neonates. To add to this information, we summarized our experience with the resuscitation of apparently stillborn neonates and reported the neonatal outcomes in a cohort of apparently stillborn neonates resuscitated at a tertiary care center in China.

Keywords: China; apparent stillbirth; asphyxia; outcome; resuscitation.