ILCOR Advisory Statement: Resuscitation of the Newly Born Infant

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Abstract
The ILCOR Pediatric Working Group, with the constituent councils named above, was joined by the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Steering Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC), and World Health Organization (WHO) to extend advisory recommendations beyond BLS to ALS for the newly born. Careful review of current constituent organization guidelines7 8 9 10 11 12 13 and current international literature forms the basis for the present document. This advisory statement summarizes the current international consensus on ALS of the newly born, ie, within the first few hours following birth.