If a pulse is felt, continue to give breaths every 3 seconds until the paramedics arrive or the infant starts to breathe on his own. Place your mouth over the child's mouth, making a tight seal, and blow air gently until the chest rises. Check for a pulse on the child's neck just to the side of the windpipe. Closely observe the child who has resumed breathing. Any child who turns blue, or stops breathing and needs rescue breathing to restore breathing must be seen by a doctor to assess for the causes and any damage or complications.
Seconds do count.
When in doubt, do rescue breathing until help arrives. If you have never been trained in CPR, please take the training. Call Phoenix Children's Hospital, the American Red Cross, or the American Heart Association. If your child needs CPR and you don't know what to do, give one minute of rescue breathing, then call 911 or your local Emergency Medical Number. The medical operator is trained to talk you through the procedure.