Objective: An appropriate neonatal resuscitation device for village midwives in Indonesia is chosen.Study Design: The study compared four neonatal resuscitation devices: Ambu neonate bag and mask, Topster bag and mask, Laerdal pediatric pocket mask and Tekno tube and mask. Functionality was tested by 40 village midwives who were also interviewed about ease of use. Ventilation volume was tested using a mannequin and computer interface. Other features were assessed by PATH engineers.Result: There was no significant difference in the ventilation volumes among the four devices or any difference in acceptability to midwives or infection prevention ability, but the tube and mask devices were considered easier to clean. Conclusion:Given the similarity in functionality, ease of use, infection prevention, and portability and the significant difference in price, public health experts and neonatologists chose the local tube and mask device for use by village midwives.

Persalinan preterm atau kurang bulan akan membawa konsekuensi bayi yang lahir menjadi bayi preterm atau bayi kurang bulan (BKB) . Bila terjadi kegagalan adaptasi pada kehidupan ekstra uterin maka akan terjadi gawat neonatus yang dapat berdampak kematian atau kecacatan. Bayi cukup bulan (BKB) mempunyai banyak risiko atau masalah akibat kurang matangnya fungsi organ antara lain Penyakit membran hialin, asfiksia, perdarahan intrakranial, gangguan neurologik, hipotermia, gangguan metabolik dan kecenderungan untuk terjadinya infeksi neonatal. Sedangkan komplikasi jangka panjang antara lain akan mengakibatkan terjadinya retardasi mental, gangguan sensori (gangguan pendengaran dan penglihatan, kelainan retina ROP (retinopathy of prematurity). Upaya yang paling penting adalah mencegah terjadinya persalinan preterm semaksimal mungkin dengan pemeriksaan antenatal yang baik, meningkatkan status gizi ibu, mencegah kawin muda dan mencegah serta mengobati infeksi intra uterin. Apabila sudah terjadi ancaman persalinan, maka pemberian steroid antenatal ternyata menunjukkan bukti medis yang bermakna dalam mematangkan fungsi paru. Apabila bayi terpaksa lahir sebagai BKB, maka manajemen yang cepat tepat dan terpadu harus sudah mulai dilaksanakan pada saat antepartum, intrapartum dan postpartum atau pasca natal. Manajemen intrapartum dengan menerapkan pelayananan neonatal esensial, manajemen pasca natal dengan strategi neuroprotektif, pencegahan sepsis neonatorum, pemberian nutrisi adekuat dan perawatan pasca natal lain nya untuk bayi baru lahir.Kata kunci: bayi kurang bulan, persalinan kurang bulan, terapi steroid antenatal, sepsis neonatorum Alamat Korespondensi:Sholeh Kosim, dr., Sp.A (K)

Background Low birth weight (LBW) is closely related to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Management of LBW infants in developing countries remains limited, due to the low availability of incubators. The Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) method has been shown to be effective for newborns, especially LBW infants, in which skin-to-skin contact may be conducive for infants' weight gain, thermoregulation, and heart rate stability. Objective To determine the prognostic factors for KMC success in LBW babies. Methods This cohort study included LBW infants at Dr. Kariadi General Government Hospital, Semarang, by a consecutive sampling method. Success of KMC was assessed by infant weight gain, as well as stabilization of temperature, heart rate, and respiration. Prognostic factors for KMC success that we assessed were birth weight, gestational age, KMC duration, age at KMC onset and maternal education level. Statistical analyses used were Chi-square and relative risk (RR) tests. Results Of 40 LBW infants, 24 were successful in KMC. Birth weight ≥ 1500 grams (RR 0.4; 95%CI 0.23 to 0.73; P=0.001)], gestational age ≥ 34 weeks (RR 0.94; 95%CI 0.46 to 1.89; P=1.00), KMC duration ≥ 65 minutes (RR 1.44; 95%CI 0.76 to 2.75; P= 0.215), high maternal education level (RR 1.25; 95%CI 0.76 to 2.04; P=0.408), and age at KMC onset >10 days (RR 2.69; 95%CI 1.14 to 6.32; P=0.003), were factors that related to the successful of KMC. Conclusion Age at KMC onset > 10 days was a prognostic factor for KMC success in low birth weight babies. [Paediatr Indones. 2015;55:142-6.].