TRAINING IN NEONATAL RESUSCITATION - THE VIEWS OF JUNIOR PEDIATRICIANS

Senior house officers and registrars in one region were asked whether they received any training in neonatal resuscitation in this region an d what they thought of it. Training in neonatal resuscitation is varia ble and often falls short of the guidelines of the Royal College of Ph ysicians of London. The majority of the respondents were dissatisfied with the extent and the level of supervision of their training. The st ructure and content of training in this subject needs to be reviewed.