• HBB involves the latest in medical science and innovative educational content and technological expertise. It has been developed to be an integral, and not free-standing, part of comprehensive, system-based maternal and child care, compatible and harmonious with existing programs.
• In the process of development we have made considerable effort to ensure that HBB is compatible with other existing programs. With time and consideration it is anticipated that practitioners will see the evidence and educational process of HBB as a successful improvement of the resuscitation training they already us, with an incorporation of new scientific evidence and techniques.
• HBB's science rests on a global evidence review by ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation). It was also reviewed and received guidance from an expert panel at WHO.

• Helping Babies Breathe is a self-contained curriculum for clinical application to individual babies in need of care at the time of birth.
• HBB is a center of excellence within a spectrum of care. It is not designed to be a comprehensive newborn care program, but to address immediate challenges of birth.

• As is noted in the HBB Learner's Workbook, birth attendants should have an emergency plan, communication channels and transport available to utilize if the baby is responding to ventilation but not improving.
• For a healthy baby who has successfully responded to the HBB process, the baby and mother's continued care should be part of existing maternal and newborn care programs.

• Both HBB and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) are based on the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) guidelines; however, they are designed for different care environments, especially with respect to resources.
• HBB's point of entry often, but not exclusively, will be at the interface of resource limited health system infrastructure with individual births and their multidisciplinary birth attendants, including traditional birth attendants (TBAs).
• HBB is appropriate for resource-limited circumstances. In situations where resources (human and technical) will support NRP, it should be taught and encouraged. There will be countries where both programs coexist. Since they have the same foundation, system integration should not be an issue.
• It is anticipated that each geographic area that is interested in NRP and HBB will do their own self-assessment to determine which curriculum to use and how to integrate. NRP and HBB will both be available options.

• Review the General Planning Steps and Considerations on this website to see if HBB is right for you. You will also find there a list of contacts if you would like to discuss HBB and your particular situation further.

• Please refer to the Helping Babies Breathe price lists on the Home Page.

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