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New guidelines for maternal and neonatal resuscitation.

Stringer M, Brooks PM, King K, Biesecker B

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19124, USA. stringer@nursing.upenn.edu

New evidence has prompted changes in our national cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines for both neonates and adult patients. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the changes recommended by the American Heart Association, Academy of American Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, a strategy for implementing these guidelines into practice is suggested.

Published 1 November 2007 in J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs, 36(6): 624-34; quiz 634-5.
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