Standard care with plastic bag or portable thermal nest to prevent hypothermia at birth: a three-armed randomized controlled trial.

Machilakath Panangandi ShabeerThangaraj AbiramalathaDavidpaul DevakirubaiGrace RebekahNiranjan Thomas

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)

Addition of plastic bag or PTN to standard care significantly reduces incidence and duration of hypothermia soon after birth. Plastic bag is more effective than PTN.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
cardiac arrest
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
brain injury
gestational age
study protocol
pain management
risk factors
clinical trial
chronic pain
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
double blind