Bag and mask ventilation is contraindicated in newborn resuscitation with clinical suspicion of ?
Ans. (a) A diaphragmatic herniaRef: OP Ghai 8th ed./129Bag and mask will lead to over-distention of the stomach which is already lying on the pleural surface. This will worsen the mediastinal shift and compress the ipsilateral lung further leading to worsening of the patient.
Diaphragmatic hernia
Intracranial hemorrhage
Meconium aspiration
Pneumothorax