Preventing hypothermia at birth in preterm babies: at a cost of overheating some?
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Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants.
BACKGROUND Newborn admission temperature is a strong predictor of outcomes across all gestations. Hypothermia immediately after birth remains a worldwide issue and, if prolonged, is associated with harm. Keeping preterm infants warm is difficult even when recommended routine thermal care guidelines are followed in the delivery room. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of intervention...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/fn.88.3.f256-a