Neonatal hypothermia presents a critical challenge in the care of preterm infants, whose underdeveloped thermoregulatory systems render them particularly vulnerable to environmental temperature ...
Among infants aged 90 days or younger who present to the emergency department (ED) or hospital with hypothermia, what is the prevalence of significant pathology, and what pathology is seen?
<1000 g/25 wk (+/−2) gestation, born at study center Polyethylene bag while infant wet immediately after birth •Higher temperature on admission and at one hour of life in the wrap group (36°C/96.8°F) ...