Neonatal Resuscitation With Supraglottic Airway Trial

Launched by CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH · Apr 26, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

One of the targets in the SDG-3 is to reduce neonatal mortality to less than 12 per 1000 live births by 2030. This will require considerable effort in many low-income countries. Perinatal mortality contributes to 40% of infant mortality in Uganda. Early neonatal death from birth asphyxia (BA) could be as high 60%. New evidence-based strategies are needed to reduce mortality from BA in order to achieve SDG-3 by 2030.

Optimal care of the depressed newborn is crucial to prevent and manage BA. The challenge in low-income settings is that highly qualified staff is not readily available to atten...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Inborn baby (=born in the hospital)
• • Expected ≥ 34-week gestation
• • Expected birth weight ≥ 2000 g
• • Need for PPV at birth
• • Parental consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Major malformations (incompatible with sustained life or affecting the airways)