ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Significance of Neonatal Heart Rate in the Delivery Room-A Review.
Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Threshold to initiate chest compressions for bradycardia at birth: A narrative review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Pooled it
- Non-Contact and Wireless Wearable Technologies for Neonatal Vital Sign Monitoring in the Delivery Room-A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Decreasing time to achieve reliable EKG signal in fetal care delivery room resuscitations.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Observational
- Immediate heart rate changes in late preterm infants receiving resuscitation in the delivery room.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Observational
- Neonatal outcomes and resuscitation practices following the addition of heart rate-guidance to basic resuscitation.PloS one · 2025Article
- Correction: Nerdrum Aagaard et al. Significance of Neonatal Heart Rate in the Delivery Room-A Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundHeart rate (HR) is considered the main vital sign in newborns during perinatal transition, with a threshold of 100 beats per minute (bpm), below which, intervention is recommended. However, recent changes in delivery room management, including delayed cord clamping, are likely to have influenced normal HR transition.
objectiveTo summarize the updated knowledge about the factors, including measurement methods, that influence HR in newborn infants immediately after birth. Additionally, this paper provides an overview of delivery room HR as a prognostic indicator in different subgroups of newborns.
methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar with the terms infant, heart rate, delivery room, resuscitation, pulse oximetry, and electrocardiogram.
resultsSeven studies that described HR values in newborn infants immediately after birth were included. Pulse oximetry-derived HR percentiles after immediate cord clamping may not be applicable to the current practice of delayed cord clamping and the increasing use of delivery room electrocardiograms. Mask ventilation may adversely affect HR, particularly in premature and non-asphyxiated infants. Prolonged bradycardia is a negative prognostic factor, especially if combined with hypoxemia in infants <32 weeks of gestation.
conclusionsHR assessment in the delivery room remains important. However, the cardiopulmonary transition is affected by delayed cord clamping, gestational age, and underlying conditions.
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