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Transitional hypothermia in preterm newborns

Journal of Perinatology volume 27, pages S45–S47 (2007)Cite this article

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Hypothermia remains a significant challenge in the initial care of premature infants. Although a number of prevention strategies have been identified, hypothermia is still a common event, especially in extremely low birth weight infants. Using data from four centers, we documented an incidence of hypothermia on admission to the neonatal intensive care unit from the delivery room of 31–78% for infants <1500 g birth weight. Increased efforts will be necessary to prevent early hypothermia in very preterm infants, especially with respect to the environmental conditions of the delivery room itself.

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  1. Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, CA, USA

    D R Bhatt

  2. Pediatrix Medical Group, Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN, USA

    R White

  3. Pediatrix Medical Group, Citrus Valley Medical Center, West Covina, CA, USA

    G Martin

  4. Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    L J Van Marter

  5. University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    N Finer

  6. Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    J P Goldsmith

  7. Women's and Children's Hospital, LAC + USC Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    C Ramos & R Ramanathan

  8. Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA

    S Kukreja

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Bhatt, D., White, R., Martin, G. et al. Transitional hypothermia in preterm newborns. J Perinatol 27 (Suppl 2), S45–S47 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211842

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