The most important risk factors for the development of neonatal sepsis are low birth weight and prematurity. 

Premature infants, less than 32 weeks gestation, should be bathed daily with neutral pH cleansers. 

Vigorous massage can help to promote skin blood flow in infants with neuromuscular blocking agents. 

The tip of the endotracheal tube should be inserted midway between the carina and the glottis. 

The Hering-Breuer stretch relex is more readily elicited in the newborn than in the adult. 

Once intubated, all neonates should be suctioned Q4 hours. 

During the first 15 minutes of life, the post-ductal oxygen saturations are usally lower than the pre-ductal measurements 

It is not necessary to verify endotracheal tube placement on a chest film, as long as the guidelines for for tip to lip placement have been followed. 

Sepsis is when the immune system responds to infection by attacking the body’s own organs and tissues. 

Different hemodynamic patterns are seen preterm infants when compared to term infants with primary pulmonary disease or following neonatal ashypxia.