Newborn thermal care

Keeping a newborn warm and preventing a low body temperature.

Care topic
In this atlas

Overview

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.

Scope

Prevention and management of low body temperature in newborns

Life stages: newborn
Care setting: Not reported

Claims and evidence

No claims are published for this care topic yet.

Record details

Record id: maternal:newborn-thermal-care
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