El presente es un estudio de tipo prospectivo, longitudinal y analítico para conocer las características del período de adaptación de los recién nacidos en la altura y determinar la frecuencia cardiaca y frecuencia respiratoria durante los períodos de adaptación del recién nacido en la altura. Se estudiaron a un total de 81 neonatos de ambos sexos, seleccionados de acuerdo a los criterios de inclusión y exclusión, del Hospital III Juliaca, de EsSalud, localizado a 3 828 m.s.n.m. Se encontró que la saturación de oxígeno se incrementó progresivamente con un promedio de 69,1 a los 5 minutos, 79,6 a los 15 minutos, 88 a los 30 minutos estabilizándose a los 120 minutos donde se tiene un valor promedio de 90,5. Se observó una disminución progresiva de la frecuencia cardiaca, estabilizándose a partir de las 3 horas. A los 5 minutos, una frecuencia respiratoria de 68,3 respirac...

Introduction: Birth is a mandatory environmental change for the fetus when turning into a newborn. The adjustment processes that occcur in the minutes following childbirth are crucially important for the baby’s survival in the extrauterine environment. High-altitude environmental conditions, particularly hypobaric hypoxia, make this adjustment period different from what occurs in babies born in a normoxic envirronment. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of the adjustment period for high-altitude newborns. Also, we measured both cardiac and respiratory rates during the adjustment period in high-altitude newborns. Materials and methods: This is a prospective, longitudinal and analytical study, where 81 female and male newborns selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed. The study was performed in EsSALUD Hospital in Juliaca, a city located...

Introduction: Birth is a mandatory environmental change for the fetus when turning into a newborn. The adjustment processes that occcur in the minutes following childbirth are crucially important for the baby’s survival in the extrauterine environment. High-altitude environmental conditions, particularly hypobaric hypoxia, make this adjustment period different from what occurs in babies born in a normoxic envirronment. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of the adjustment period for high-altitude newborns. Also, we measured both cardiac and respiratory rates during the adjustment period in high-altitude newborns. Materials and methods: This is a prospective, longitudinal and analytical study, where 81 female and male newborns selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed. The study was performed in EsSALUD Hospital in Juliaca, a city located...