Nikki Lee wrote:

>Dear Friends:
>    There is a baby in a NICU who is term, 10 pounds, and  was delivered by 
>cesarean section after he failed to descend. Labor was  spontaneous. Turns out 
>the cord was wrapped around his feet and legs.
>    He has RDS, and possible pneumonia. 
>    He went s2s today, and immediately dived for the  breast. His saturations 
>stayed in the 94-100% while he was s2s. He would latch  on and suckle for 30 
>seconds, and then come off and breathe hard until he'd  caught up his oxygen 
>level, then he'd dive back to breast. His respiratory  rate at best is in the 
>60s; in between bouts of breastfeeding it was in the 70s.  It is obvious that 
>he is working hard to breathe.
>  
>
If we have babies like this, we get someone (mum or nurse) to hold the 
end of an oxygen tube over the baby's face or even put nasal prongs in?

-- 
Merewyn Janson
RN, RM

Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor ('98)
Redbank Plains, Queensland, Australia

There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
       - unknown

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