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Apparent life-threatening events in presumably healthy newborns during early skin-to-skin contact.
- Source :
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Pediatrics [Pediatrics] 2011 Apr; Vol. 127 (4), pp. e1073-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Mar 14. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The death or near death of a presumably healthy newborn in the delivery room is uncommon. We report here 6 cases of apparent life-threatening events (ALTEs) in the delivery room during the first 2 hours of life. In each case, the incident occurred in a healthy infant who was in a prone position on his or her mother's abdomen during early skin-to-skin contact. In most cases, the mother was primiparous, and in all cases the mother and infant were not observed during the initiation of skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding. There are many benefits of early skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding in the delivery room. However, in view of the risk of a rare but significant ALTE, we suggest that surveillance of newborns is needed. Although many ALTEs are apparently caused by obstruction, we suggest that a standardized investigational workup be performed after an ALTE.
- Subjects :
- Asphyxia Neonatorum mortality
Breast Feeding
Cause of Death
Cerebral Hemorrhage etiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage mortality
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery Rooms
Diseases in Twins
Female
France
Heart Arrest etiology
Heart Arrest mortality
Humans
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain etiology
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain mortality
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Male
Postpartum Period
Resuscitation
Risk Factors
Asphyxia Neonatorum etiology
Prone Position
Sudden Infant Death etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1098-4275
- Volume :
- 127
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21402632
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-3095