I recently received a phone call regarding a newborn who the pediatrician suspected had bilateral choanal atresia. This is a situation in which the infant is not able to breath through the nose. This inability to nasally breath is a major problem because newborns are obligate nasal breathers (newborns do not know how to mouth-breath unless they are crying). As such, there are two options to immediately perform in order to allow a newborn to breath to stay alive. Intubate... or place a McGover…
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