Recommendations on the skills profile and standards of the neonatal transportsystem in Spain

Fecha de publicación: 01/06/2021 Fecha Ahead of Print: 01/06/2021

Autores de IIS La Fe

• María Cernada Badía

  Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Lucas, RJ
• Boix, H
• Garcia, LS
• Cuevas, IDL
• Couce, ML

Grupos

• Perinatología

  

  Leader

  Máximo Vento Torres

Abstract

The first hours of life of a sick or premature newborn are crucial for its prognosis andtherefore delivery should take place in a center prepared for that degree of complexity. Whenthis condition is not met, the newborn must be transferred in an optimal and safe way to thecenter that can offer the necessary care. The training, staffing, organization and coordinationof the neonatal transport team are essential to guarantee a safe transfer. Being aware of theinterest and the advances that are currently taking place in this area of pediatrics, the StandardsCommission and the Neonatal Transport Commission of the Spanish Society of Neonatology haveprepared this document. In it, both the provision of human and material resources necessary aswell as the bases of clinical stabilization in transport to carry out the neonatal transfer in a safeway and proportionate to the needs of the critical newborn have been exhaustively reviewedand detailed. (C) 2021 Asociacion Espanola de Pediatria. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.

Keywords

• Neonatal transport; In utero transport; Newborn; High risk newborn