Gulatia R, et al. - Whether or not heart rate (HR) could be detected earlier than by pulse oximeter (POX), using a novel method of application of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes during neonatal resuscitation in the delivery room. It was noted that, the median (interquartile range, IQR) time to detect HRECG was significantly shorter [29 (5, 60) seconds] than time by POX [60 (45,120) seconds]. Thereby suggesting that electrodes applied by the study method are more effective than pulse oximetry in the delivery room in providing the neonatal team with timely HR information that is necessary for proper resuscitative actions.