Endotracheal Suctioning versus No Suctioning for Postnatal Stabilization of Non-vigorous Neonates Born through Meconium Stained Liquor: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study is a randomized, parallel group trial comparing the effect of endotracheal suctioning versus no suctioning on postnatal cardiorespiratory stability of non vigorous neonates delivered through meconium stained liquor at birth. The primary outcome measures will be mean peripheral oxygen saturation at five minutes of life. The secondary outcomes will be cardiorespiratory parameters and regional cerebral oxygen saturation at 10 minutes and 1 hour of life, need and duration of respiratory support, morbidities and mortality during hospital stay and neurological examination at discharge.