Teaching parents infant resuscitation

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) teaching for parents before an infant’s hospital discharge is the usual practice in many neonatal intensive care units. A thorough literature review was conducted to ascertain whether teaching infant resuscitation to parents of neonates about to be discharged decreases mortality and morbidity rates. In addition the review sought to find out if teaching resuscitation influenced parental anxiety levels. The implications for clinical practice are considered.