RT Book, Section A1 Halamek, Louis P. A2 Stevenson, David K. A2 Cohen, Ronald S. A2 Sunshine, Philip SR Print(0) ID 1109791640 T1 Delivery Room Resuscitation of the Newborn T2 Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071763769 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109791640 RD 2024/03/29 AB Resuscitation is derived from the Latin word resuscitare, meaning “to revive.”1 Although the majority of births involve no or little intervention on behalf of the neonate, approximately 10% of newborns need some form of resuscitation, and 1% require extensive maneuvers, such as endotracheal intubation, intravascular access, and drug delivery in the delivery room (DR).2 The transition from fetus to neonate requires a number of physiologic changes, most of which must happen immediately in the seconds and minutes after birth. When these transitions fail to occur, or the fetus has been compromised because of intrinsic disease or utero events, resuscitation is necessary to optimize the chances of a normal outcome.