Essential Newborn and Young Infant equipment

Learning objectives

After completion of this session the participant should be able to:

• Describe the minimum equipment required to provide NYI resuscitation
• Assemble the minimum equipment required to provide NYI resuscitation
• Describe the maintenance of essential equipment

This equipment should be available in an area in the delivery room for facilitating immediate care of the newborn. This area is essential for all health facilities where deliveries take place. This needs to be checked regularly and supplies replaced after they are used.

Equipment and supplies for resuscitation of the NYI

Equipment

• Radiant warmer with bassinet
• Suction equipment
• Self-inflating resuscitation bag (250ml-500ml) with masks (size 0 and 1)
• Oxygen concentrator
• Clock
• Room thermometer
• Pulse oximeter
• Weighing scales
• Guedel airways
• Concentrator

Supplies

• DRY warm cloths x2 (absorbent)
• Sterile cord ties
• Sterile gloves
• Sterile blade/scissors
• Mucus extractors
• Suction catheters (10F, 12F)
• Feeding tube (6F, 8F)
• IV cannula (24G)

Drugs

• Penicillin, Gentamicin, Ceftriaxone
• Phenobarbitone
• Oral Nevirapine for HIV-exposed infants
• Aminophylline
• Vitamin K (1mg for term 0.5mg for preterm)
• Chlorhexidine gel (Single-day 7.1% CHX gel product)
• TEO

Intravenous fluids

• Ringers Lactate or Normal Saline
• Intravenous dextrose