Neonatal Resuscitation in the Delivery Room: The Neonatal Resuscitation Area and the Critical Newborn

A comprehensive, evidence-based training program covering the full spectrum of delivery room resuscitation — from team preparation to post-resuscitation management of the critically ill newborn.

Structured across eight modules, the course follows the internationally recognized ABCD algorithm and aligns with the latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2020 Consensus, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and Società Italiana di Neonatologia (SIN) guidelines.

Topics include positive pressure ventilation and the MR. SOPA troubleshooting approach; endotracheal intubation and supraglottic airway management; chest compressions; pharmacologic intervention with vascular access techniques; special situations, including congenital malformations and pneumothorax; and the specific challenges of preterm infant resuscitation.

The program also addresses non-technical competencies essential to effective resuscitation: structured team briefing and debriefing, simulation-based training, ethical decision-making at the limits of viability, and compassionate end-of-life communication with families.

Designed for neonatologists, pediatricians, obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and delivery room nursing staff.

SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS

Prof. Giuseppe De Bernardo, Director, Neonatology and NICU Unit, Department of Pediatrics, “Buon Consiglio” Fatebenefratelli Hospital

FACULTY

Prof. Giuseppe De Bernardo, Director, Neonatology and NICU Unit, Department of Pediatrics, “Buon Consiglio” Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Dr. Monica Colonna, Consultant Physician, Neonatology and NICU Unit, Department of Pediatrics, “Buon Consiglio” Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Dr. Valentina Fattorusso, Consultant Physician, Neonatology and NICU Unit, Department of Pediatrics, “Buon Consiglio” Fatebenefratelli Hospital

Lectures

1. Briefing and Debriefing
2. Overview and principles of neonatal resuscitation
3. Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) during resuscitation
4. Endotracheal Intubation and Airway Management
5. Chest Compressions
6. Neonatal Resuscitation Drugs
7. Special Cases in Neonatal Resuscitation
8. Resuscitation of the Preterm Infant
9. Ethics and End-of-Life Care

Procedures

1. The Infant Radiant Warmer in Newborn Resuscitation
2. Material and Devices for Neonatal Resuscitation
3. Care at the Infant Warmer: a Matter of Minutes
4. Care at the Infant Warmer: Ventilatory Support
5. Care at the Infant Warmer: Approach to Advanced Airway Management
6. Care at the Infant Warmer: Neonatal Resuscitation
7. Care at the Infant Warmer: Umbilical Vein Cannulation during Neonatal Resuscitation Phases
8. Care at the Infant Warmer: Invasive Ventilation and First Approach to the Management of Iatrogenic PNX (Pneumothorax)
9. Care at the Infant Warmer: From Term Newborn to Premature… A Clinical Question!
10. Care at the Infant Warmer: From Term Newborn to Premature… A Matter of Clinical Practice! Focus on: Surfactant Instillation with Invasive Technique