There's something indescribable that happens when the overhead speaker crackles overhead with code pink.

Without a doubt, these are the most heart-wrenching moments that ever happen inside the walls of a hospital.

The stakes are high, and every person in the building collectively holds their breath.

It's in the air. You can feel it.

All the more reason to know neonatal resuscitation better than the back of your hand. Now, this is not an easy task. We're talking about

hopefully once in a career event that requires expertise, precision, and outstanding team dynamics.

Resuscitation of the sick newborn is a halo situation, high acuity, low opportunity for most of us, but there are a few

things in medicine more worthwhile knowing. And no better way to learn about this halo situation

than in a low-stakes environment like this podcast.

Now, just to get things in perspective, thankfully about 90% of births are uncomplicated,

requiring just a quick overall assessment, a clamp and cut of the cord, and placing the baby on

mom's chest to keep them warm. Of the remaining 10%, almost all of them just require a

little bit of help, maybe some stimulation, a bit of oxygen, pretty much easy stuff. But of the

births we manage in the ED, a small percentage will require advanced resuscitation. So this

podcast is not for the veteran neonatologist. It's for

the community, academic, or rural general EM doc who might be faced with a dying neonate once

or twice in their career. So with that in mind, I've invited three expert neonatal resuscitationists,

all new to EM cases, Dr. Hillary White, Dr. Jabine Fias, and Dr. Emily McNeil.

Now, they're going to guide us through the AHA neonatal resuscitation algorithm box by box and highlight key strategies, techniques, and equipment, and also some of the major pitfalls in early resuscitation.

So welcome, everyone. Let's go through one by one, just a little bit about your professional

careers, a little background so that our listeners know who they're listening to. So let's

start with Dr. White. Dr. White, can you tell us a little bit about your professional background?

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