You attend an emergency C-section delivery for suspected pla…
You attend an emergency C-section delivery for suspected placental abruption. After providing tactile stimulation, and 1 minute of positive pressure ventilation, the infant cries and weans off of blow-by oxygen by 4 minutes of age. Apgar scores are 3 and 7 at 1 and 5 minutes of age. As you prepare to call the attending physician to notify her of the infant’s birth, you note that the mother is Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, and Hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) positive. Which of the following is the appropriate next step in this infant’s care?
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