ABSTRAKAsuhan keperawatan gangguan pernapasan neonatus membutuhkan pengetahuantentang kualitas, sikap, dan keterampilan perawat dalam memberikan perawatan yangcepat, akurat dan hati-hati. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan hubunganpengetahuan dan sikap terhadap tindakan resusitasi pada gangguan pernapasan bayi barulahir.Desain penelitian yang digunakan cross sectional. Sampel 24 responden (perawatdan bidan) di gedung pusat Bersalin Rumah Sakit Muhammadiyah Gresik. Sampel diambilmenggunakan purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan dengan kuesioner dan checklist.Data dianalisis dengan korelasi Spearman Rank dengan nilai signifikansi α <0,05.Hasil penelitian sebagian besar responden menunjukkan pengetahuan cukup dengantindakan cukup sebanyak 11 orang (45,8%) dari 24 responden, dengan hasil uji statistik p=0.000, r= 0,752. Ada hubungan kuat pengetahuan dengan tindakan resusitasi neonatusgawat nafas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebagian besar bersikap negatif dengantindakan resusitasi cukup sebanyak 10 orang (41,7%) dari 24 responden, dengan nilai p=0,003, r= 0,319. Data menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan sedang antara sikapbidan/perawat dengan tindakan resusitasi neonatus gawat nafas.Penting bagi bidan/perawat untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan mereka dan memilikisikap positif dalam tindakan resusitasi dengan mengikuti pelatihan/ seminar perawatan danpenatalaksanaan neonatus gawat nafas serta perawatan intensif neonatal.Kata kunci: Pengetahuan, Sikap, Tindakan resusitasi, Neonatus, Gawat nafasABSTRACTNursing care of neonatal respiratory distress requiring knowledge of quality,attitudes, and skills in order to provide care quickly, accurately and carefully. The purposeof this study was to explain the relationship of knowledge and attitudes to resuscitation ofthe newborn respiratory distress.The research designs was used a cross sectional. Sample of 24 respondents (nursesand midwifery) in the Maternity central building Muhammadiyah Gresik Hospital. Sampletaken using purposive sampling method. Data were collected by questionnaire andchecklist. Analyzed by Spearman Rank Corelation level of significant with values α<0.05.The results of this study were most respondents showed enough knowledge to actfairly as many as 11 people ( 45.8 % ) of the 24 respondents, with the statistical test p=0.000, r= 0.752. There was a strong relationship with the knowledge of neonatalresuscitation respiratory distress. The results showed that most of the negative attitudewith resuscitation quite as many as 10 people ( 41.7 % ) of the 24 respondents, with p=0.003, r= 0.319. The data indicate that there was a relationship between attitudes ofmidwifes/ nurses with neonatal respiratory distress resuscitation.It was important for nurses to enhance their knowledge and have positive attitudein by joining training of neonatal intensive care unit and reading nursery book more often,and joining nursery seminar treating neonatal respiratory distress.Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Action nursing, Neonatal, Respiratory distress