Perinatal Education Programme (PEP)

Care of infants at birth

Unit 36

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

1. Manage a normal infant at birth.
2. Promote early bonding between mother and infant.
3. Diagnose asphyxia at birth.
4. Assess an Apgar score.
5. Prepare for resuscitation.
6. Resuscitate an infant.
7. Prevent meconium aspiration.

Topics

1. Management of a normal infant at birth

2. Management of the infant with asphyxia

3. Resuscitation

4. Management of the meconium stained infant

5. Case problems

Test

• Perinatal Education Programme - Care of infants at birth

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ISBN 0 7992 1955-X

Text prepared by Dave Woods

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