Respiratory Distress and Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: Effect of Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) in Ilam, Iran

Sajad Norollahi; Aliashraf Mozafari; Golnaz Azami; Elham  Shafiei

doi:10.5812/ijp.110068

Respiratory Distress and Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: Effect of Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) in Ilam, Iran

authors:

Sajad Norollahi ¹ , Aliashraf Mozafari ² , Golnaz Azami ³ , Elham Shafiei ^{4
, *}

1 Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Depratment of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

4 Clinical Research Development Unit, Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.31, issue 3; e110068

published online: June 20, 2021

article type: Letter

received: October 6, 2020

revised: March 7, 2021

accepted: April 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.110068

how to cite: Norollahi S, Mozafari A, Azami G, Shafiei E . Respiratory Distress and Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: Effect of Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) in Ilam, Iran. Iran J Pediatr. 2021;31(3):e110068. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.110068.

Keywords

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Neonatal Resuscitation Program

Footnotes

Authors' Contribution: Sajad Norollahi, Elham Shafiei, and Aliashraf Mozafari participated in the study conception and design, supervised the study, and revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. Elham Shafiei revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict of Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare.
Funding/Support: It was not declared by the authors.

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