Contemporary challenges and strategies in delivery room training for pediatric residents.

Abstract

As pediatric and neonatal hospitalists assume increasing care for newborns in the delivery room and during the birth hospitalization, preparing pediatric trainees with foundational skills in neonatal resuscitation is increasingly critical. However, residency programs may face challenges in providing sufficient delivery room exposure and procedural opportunities given newer training requirements and updated care practices that reduce procedural interventions during neonatal resuscitation. In this Perspectives article, we examine factors contributing to these gaps, describe our institution's hospitalist-led strategies to optimize resident delivery room training, and highlight complementary educational approaches and future directions to optimally prepare trainees entering the hospital workforce.