NRP deals specifically with the first moments of life. What do you do when
the baby arrives and is not breathing?
It's very interesting physiologically. Beyond the ABC's (airway, breathing,
circulation) in NRP you must memorize what meds to have ready in what order
and in what dosage for a baby who is continuing to crump when you've done
all the essentials. After the first four hours or so of class and testing,
you go on to run a variety of mega-codes.
As far as I'm concerned, an LC does not need this training for her
own practice. Take an Infant CPR class and concentrate on the
physiology...or get the NRP book and read it. You will learn all the basics
(and it's good to know things like signs of central cyanosis for those days
you see something that looks "not quite right" during feeds) without taking
up space in a class that you probably don't need. They teach us (and we
practice) intubating but it's not even within our scope of practice as RNs
here in Vermont!
Hope this helps. I keep up my certification because I work in a small
hospital where it's important for me to be able to jump in as an RN at a
birth from time to time. (It is required to have two NRP-certified staff at
any birth.)
Dawn Kersula (who never puts ALL her initials anywhere!!)

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