Neonatal outcomes following extensive cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the delivery room for infants born at less than 33 weeks gestational age

Abstract Aim To examine the neonatal mortality and morbidity of infants born at Design/methods In this retrospective cohort study, we performed secondary analyses of data from infants born at Results Of the 8033 eligible infants, 419 (5.2%) received DR-CPR. For infants weighing Conclusions DR-CPR is associated with increased risk of mortality and morbidity especially in preterm infants born weighing ≥1000 g. Long-term neurodevelopmental follow up is warranted for these infants.