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CPR for babies: Positioning your hands for chest compressions

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Picture of where to position hands for doing CPR chest compressions on a baby

If the baby does not breathe or show signs of circulation after rescue breaths, find the compression landmark. Picture a line connecting the nipples, and place two fingers on the baby's breastbone just below that line. Press the chest one-third to one-half the depth of the chest. Give 30 compressions.

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Last Updated: 05/01/2008