# Newborn thermal care

Care topic · id `maternal:newborn-thermal-care` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `15708f235d73cd42` (public)

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## In plain language

Keeping a newborn warm and preventing a low body temperature.

## Technical summary

Prevention and management of low body temperature (hypothermia) in newborns. The iKMC trial measured hypothermia as a secondary outcome, using its own definition. The WHO 2022 preterm and low-birth-weight guideline lists thermal care as covered by separate WHO guidance, which this atlas does not yet record.

## Connected pages

- Related to: Care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant (`maternal:preterm-lbw-care`)
- Related to: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) (`maternal:kangaroo-mother-care`)

## Provenance

Content hash: fa36d95771e177ae772529660ca85c63c56a4b7ae47dd71697c97de465aac1f2
Last substantive edit: 2026-10-09
Evidence last checked: Not recorded