r/emergencymedicine Jan 22 '25

Advice First infant code

Had my first infant code the other day. Home birth that didn’t go well, 39 weeks, Nuchal cord, baby was grey at arrival, continued to work baby for approx 40ish mins, asystole the whole time. A very short moment of silence for babe and No debrief. I feel like the baby deserved more than that. I still feel sick about it. I called my hospitals counseling services and broke down.. I just wish we debriefed as a team, I know it’s busy in the ER and we have to pick up and move on but idk. I don’t even know if baby was boy or girl since it had a diaper on.. that also bothers me. This sucks

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u/nowthenadir ED Attending Jan 22 '25

You did the best you could. This death is not on your hands.