Provision of bubble continuous positive airway pressure for the stabilisation of extremely and very preterm infants after birth: A single-centre experience.

Introducing application of bCPAP from the first breaths in infants <32 weeks' gestation was associated with better short-term outcomes and mortality, albeit with increased incidence of CLD. The subgroup of infants born <25 weeks' gestation showed similar change in outcomes, with no increase in CLD.