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Does the Helping Babies Breathe Programme impact on neonatal resuscitation care practices? Results from systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Budhathoki Shyam Sundar,
Gurung Rejina,
Ewald Uwe,
Thapa Jeevan,
KC Ashish
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.14706
Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal resuscitation , meta analysis , resuscitation , cochrane library , medline , data extraction , mechanical ventilation , relative risk , emergency medicine , pediatrics , medical emergency , anesthesia , confidence interval , political science , law
Aim This paper examines the change in neonatal resuscitation practices after the implementation of the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme. Methods A systematic review was carried out on studies reporting the impact of HBB programmes among the literature found in Medline, POPLINE, LILACS, African Index Medicus, Cochrane, Web of Science and Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region database. We selected clinical trials with randomised control, quasi‐experimental and cross‐sectional designs. We used a data extraction tool to extract information on intervention and outcome reporting. We carried out a meta‐analysis of the extracted data on the neonatal resuscitation practices following HBB programme using Review Manager. Results Four studies that reported on neonatal resuscitation practices before and after the implementation of the HBB programme were identified. The pooled results showed no changes in the use of stimulation (RR‐0.54; 95% CI, 0.21–1.42), suctioning (RR‐0.48; 95% CI, 0.18–1.27) and bag‐and‐mask ventilation (RR‐0.93; 95% CI, 0.47–1.83) after HBB training. The proportion of babies receiving bag‐and‐mask ventilation within the Golden Minute of birth increased by more than 2.5 times (RR‐2.67; 95% CI, 2.17–3.28). Conclusion The bag‐and‐mask ventilation within Golden minute has improved following the HBB programme. Implementation of HBB training improves timely initiation of bag‐and‐mask ventilation within one minute of birth.