Guideline
Part 5: Neonatal Resuscitation: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
American Academy of Pediatrics2026
- Cardiovascular
- Cord management
- Delivery room and stabilisation
- Education and simulation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up
- Newborn life support
- Nursing
- Preterm stabilisation
- Respiratory
- Thermoregulation
Summary
This 2025 AHA/AAP guideline sets out recommendations for the care of newborn infants at birth, from those undergoing normal transition to those needing resuscitation. It covers deferred cord clamping, skin-to-skin contact and thermoregulation, alongside interventions including tactile stimulation, airway management (including laryngeal mask), assisted ventilation, oxygen therapy, vascular access, epinephrine and volume expansion. It emphasises team and system preparedness, training and resources, and introduces a newborn chain of care spanning prenatal care through recovery and follow-up.
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