{"id":9433,"date":"2026-06-11T16:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhu-premimpact.org\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=9433"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:09:47","slug":"variation-in-stabilization-and-resuscitation-practices-at-birth-of-preterm-infants-among-12-national-or-regional-neonatal-networks","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/fhu-premimpact.org\/en\/publications\/variation-in-stabilization-and-resuscitation-practices-at-birth-of-preterm-infants-among-12-national-or-regional-neonatal-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Variation in Stabilization and Resuscitation Practices at Birth of Preterm Infants Among 12 National or Regional Neonatal Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aim:<\/strong> Neonatal resuscitation follows national or regional guidelines, but uptake varies in clinical practice. This study aimed to examine variations in reported delivery room practices for infants &lt; 29 weeks&#8217; gestation across neonatal units in 12 networks of the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes in Neonates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Methods:<\/strong> An online pre-piloted survey was sent to 608 neonatal units across 12 networks. Responses, based on 2022-2023 practices, were categorized as very frequent (90%-100%), often (50%-89%), sometimes (10%-49%), rarely (1%-9%), and never, and summarized as frequency of units per network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Results:<\/strong> Overall, 382 units (63%) responded (37%-100% within network). Active resuscitation at 22, 23 and 24 weeks was reported as &#8216;very frequent\/often&#8217; by 22%, 53% and 76% of units, with variation. Delayed cord clamping, cord milking, and resuscitation with intact cord were &#8216;very frequent\/often&#8217; in 47%, 27% and 7% of units. Japan reported 75% cord milking. For initial respiratory support, 86% reported oxygen concentration &lt; 40%. Intubation at birth for infants 27-28 weeks was uncommon except in Japan. Surfactant delivery room use was reported by 24% of units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> Delivery room management of very preterm infants varies across networks. Future studies should analyse the impact of reported delivery room practices on neonatal outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> delivery room; infant; intensive care units; neonatal premature; questionnaires; resuscitation; surveys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acta Paediatr. 2026 Jun 11. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-9433","publication","type-publication","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Variation in Stabilization and Resuscitation Practices at Birth of Preterm Infants Among 12 National or Regional Neonatal Networks - FHU Prem&#039;IMPACT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fhu-premimpact.org\/en\/publications\/variation-in-stabilization-and-resuscitation-practices-at-birth-of-preterm-infants-among-12-national-or-regional-neonatal-networks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Variation in Stabilization and Resuscitation Practices at Birth of Preterm Infants Among 12 National or Regional Neonatal Networks - 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