The purpose of this study was to survey the occurrence of and obstacles to team training in

neonatal life support in Swedish hospitals and, accordingly, to compare university hospitals

with other hospitals. The study included all the managers in 37 pediatric wards who

participated in telephone interviews with the aid of a questionnaire. The results showed that

81 % of the Swedish hospitals that have a paediatric ward train the staff in neonatal life

support. All of the university hospitals and 74 % of the other hospitals are running training in

some form. The methods of training varied and so did the occurrence of training. All the

managers thought it was important to train neonatal life support. No statistical significant

difference occurred between university hospitals and other hospitals concerning the methods

of training, evaluation of training or in possibilities and obstacles of training. The conclusion

is that training multidisciplinary teams in neonatal life support is going on in most of the

Swedish hospitals. The team training in neonatal life support is quite a new method in Sweden

and several hospitals have started the training this year. One third evaluate their training by

oral reports, which is twice as often as written reports. A recommendation based on the results

of this study is that certification for the professionals who are involved in neonatal life support

should be considered.