3 Things You May Be Missing in Your NRP Training
All NRP courses include the same curriculum components, but that doesn’t mean they are all equal.
Most hospitals require that any healthcare provider who interacts with a mother and child should maintain the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) provider status. This includes all members of an obstetrical multidisciplinary care team, ranging from doctors, nurses, midwives, respiratory therapists, and other staff from Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Not only is this a requirement, but the training is shown to improve newborn survival outcomes.1 And, though most newborns will not require extensive intervention, those who do will need providers who are competent and confident treating a low-frequency, high-acuity resuscitation event.
10%
of newborns require some assistance to begin breathing at birth. 2
Less than 1%
of newborns require extensive resuscitative measures. 3
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