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• A stethoscope where available.
• Miscellaneous: sterile gauze/pieces of sterile cloth and sterile/HLD gloves.
Attempts should be made to procure as many sterile items as possible in order to avoid
nosocomial infection which will increase morbidity and mortality. All equipment has to be
cleaned and disinfected after use. The manufacturer gives specific instructions for cleaning,
disinfecting, and sterilizing equipment. Follow these instructions carefully.
To ensure that all the necessary items are kept ready for every delivery, attach a list on the wall
near the table for resuscitation in the “baby corner.” To protect the list it can be laminated or
framed with a glass cover or attached inside a locked notice board. Here is a sample:
Equipment and Supplies for Newborn Resuscitation in the
“Baby Corner or Area” of the Delivery Room
It is mandatory to ascertain (a) every morning, (b) at the beginning of every shift, and
(c) before each delivery that the equipment/supplies listed below are available, in
working order, sterile/clean, and ready to be used.
1. A heat and light source
2. A table for resuscitation with a mattress with a clean washable surface covered
with a clean, preferably sterile cloth. This could be part of the warming table.
3. Three to five pieces of clean, preferably sterile, cloth to dry and wrap the baby,
including the head, a cap or bonnet, where available, and a washable blanket or
several layers of cloth where required.
4. Sterile gauzes/pieces of cloth
5. Disposable sterile (preferable)/high-level disinfected gloves
6. Suction equipment with suction tubes/catheters
7. A self-inflating bag (500 mL) and masks (sizes 1 and 0)
8. A wall clock with a second hand
9. A wall thermometer
10. A clinical thermometer to record the axillary temperature of the baby
11. Disposable syringes (1 mL, 2 mL, 10 mL)
12. Vitamin K1
13. A weighing scale
Figure 8.4. Sample list of equipment for newborn resuscitation
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Integrated maternal and newborn care
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