Aug 24, 2018
Author: Erik Verzemnieks, MD
Educational Pearls:
Editor’s note: detecting a heart rate can be tough in a newborn - you can feel the umbilical stump or just listen with your stethoscope
References
Gary Weiner & Jeanette Zaichkin. Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP), 7th Ed, 2016. American Academy of Pediatrics & American Heart Association.