The TELENEO Trial: a Multicenter Trial of Telemedicine for Advanced Neonatal Resuscitations in Community Hospitals

Inclusion Criteria:

GROUP 1: Community hospital clinicians

To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

1. A clinician who attends newborn resuscitations at a participating community hospitalspoke site.

2. Provision of informed oral consent prior to any mandatory study specific proceduresand analyses.

GROUP 2: At-risk outborn neonates To be eligible for this study, a neonate born in a participating community hospital spoke site must meet at least one of the following inclusion criteria

1. Preterm birth at less than 32 weeks' gestation at delivery; OR

2. Need for advanced resuscitation defined as:

3. positive pressure ventilation (PPV) initiated soon after birth and continuedfor at least 10 minutes; OR

4. placement of an alternative airway (endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask) toprovide PPV; OR

5. chest compressions.

Exclusion Criteria:

GROUP 1: Community hospital clinicians None

GROUP 2: At-risk outborn neonates

A neonate born in a participating community hospital spoke site who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

1. Birth outside of the hospital birthing center.

2. Neonatal transport team present at time of birth and providing resuscitative care.

3. Severe congenital anomaly necessitating intensive care or surgery in the first twoweeks of life.

4. Plan for comfort care (non-resuscitation) following delivery.

5. In-person neonatology-trained physician present for the resuscitation.