Delivery Room (DR) Decisions To Resuscitate Extremely Premature Infants .58

Background: Antenatal counseling may affect DR decisions to resuscitate extremely premature infants. Subjects: All neonatologists (NEOs, n=466) + sample of obstetricians (OBs, n=411) in California. Measurements: 277 NEOs and 163 OBs completed surveys about antenatal counseling and thresholds for DR resuscitation .Results: Mean thresholds for DR intubation for NEOs and OBs, respectively, were: 478 vs 518 g, or 22 4/7 vs 23 1/7 wks, with higher means for cardiac massage or drug resuscitation. Attitudes on parental role in resuscitation decisions differed by GA: Table

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Conclusion: NEOs less frequently support a parental role in decisions to resuscitate “older” premature infants.

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