Some neural circuits within infants are not fully developed at birth, especially in preterm
infants. Therefore, it is unclear whether reflexes that affect breathing may or may not be …

Most very preterm infants have difficulty aerating their lungs and require respiratory support
at birth. Currently in clinical practice, non-invasive ventilation in the form of continuous …

Objective Applying a mask on the face for respiratory support could induce a
trigeminocardiac reflex leading to apnoea and bradycardia. We have examined the effect of …

Aim To evaluate the direct effect of repetitive tactile stimulation on breathing effort of preterm
infants at birth. Methods This randomized controlled trial compared the effect of repetitive …

Background: Infants are currently stabilized at birth with initial low FiO2 which increases the
risk of hypoxia and suppression of breathing in the first minutes after birth. We hypothesized …

Background and aims Tactile maneuvers to stimulate breathing in preterm infants are
recommended during the initial assessment at birth, but it is not known how often and how …

Background: Spontaneous breathing is essential for successful non-invasive respiratory
support delivered by a facemask at birth. As hypoxia is a potent inhibitor of spontaneous …

Objective: Respiratory support for stabilizing very preterm infants at birth varies between
centers. We retrospectively compared two strategies that involved either increasing …

Very preterm infants are a unique and highly vulnerable group of patients that have a narrow
physiological margin within which interventions are safe and effective. The increased …

Objective: Continuous positive airway pressures (CPAP) used to assist preterm infants at
birth are limited to 4–8 cmH2O due to concerns that high-CPAP may cause pulmonary …