Duration of skin-to-skin care and rectal temperatures in late preterm and term infants.

Darjan Kardum Edward F BellBoris Filipović GrčićAndrijana Müller

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)

SSC is effective, even at suboptimal delivery room temperatures, for promoting normothermia in infants of ≥ 38 weeks' gestation but may not provide adequate warmth for infants of < 38 weeks.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm infants
preterm birth
soft tissue
healthcare
palliative care
low birth weight
chronic pain