First sign of oxygen deprivation
Usually related to labor & delivery room events
Difficult to differentiate between primary and secondary apnea
Assume secondary if any doubt
Defined as the cessation of breathing following rapid attempts to breathe
Bradycardia develops at the same time infant begins primary apnea
BP maintained
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Treatment:
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Source: Neonatal Resuscitation Program
5th edition, 2006
Tactile
stimulation such as drying or slapping the infant's feet