Knee-to-chest flexion manoeuvre to reduce respiratory distress after planned caesarean birth: a feasibility study

Febronia Laurence Shirima; Annemarie Keus; Blandina Theophil Mmbaga; Stuart B Hooper; Bariki Mchome; Jeremia Jackson Pyuza; Thomas Van Den Akker; Arjan B te Pas

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023-326640

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Knee-to-chest flexion manoeuvre to reduce respiratory distress after planned caesarean birth: a feasibility study

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Febronia Laurence Shirima Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Annemarie Keus Paediatrics, Alrijne Hospital Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Blandina Theophil Mmbaga Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stuart B Hooper Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The Ritchie Centre at Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bariki Mchome Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jeremia Jackson Pyuza Pathology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Thomas Van Den Akker Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, The Netherlands Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Arjan B te Pas Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Febronia Laurence Shirima; f.l.shirima{at}lumc.nl

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Shirima FL, Keus A, Mmbaga BT, et al

Knee-to-chest flexion manoeuvre to reduce respiratory distress after planned caesarean birth: a feasibility study

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2024;109:665-669.

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Received November 17, 2023
Accepted April 3, 2024
First published May 6, 2024.

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October 18, 2024

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