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Management of hyperbilirubinemia is often more complex in the term and late preterm infant. 

Infants with acyanotic heart disease may be asymptomatic immediately after birth. 

In a hypovolemic infant, BP often declines after acidemia and hypoxemia are corrected. 

Gas trapping can be prevented during mechanical ventilation by allowing for an appopriately long expiratory time. 

Sepsis causes the body’s normal reaction to infection to go into overdrive. 

Phototherapy should not be interrupted with the mother is visiting baby. 

CPAP should be initiated in full term infants with >40% O2 requirements and irregular respirations. 

Once intubated, all neonates should be suctioned Q4 hours. 

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

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