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Maternity - Clinical Care and Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant

Maternity - Clinical Care and Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2008_027

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Maternity
Clinical/ Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child
Personnel/Workforce - Learning and Development

Summary
Directs the health system to use the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation 13.1 - 13.10 released in 2006, with the suggested amendments detailed in this policy, to develop local policies and procedures to establish standards of practice and serve as a foundation for staff education and training programs.

Date of Publication: 21 May 2008

Replaces:

Children - Clinical Care/Resuscitation/Newly Born Infant - AHS Development of Policy/Procedures [PD2005_242]

Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Hospitals

Audience: Qualified providers of maternity services and all maternity service clinicians

Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 21 May 2013

File No: 04/3435-7

Status: Active

File link: Maternity - Clinical Care and Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant
File size: 55Kb