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Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants.

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Knobel, R; Holditch-Davis, D
Published in: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN
May 2007

Extremely low-birthweight infants have inefficient thermoregulation due to immaturity and may exhibit cold body temperatures after birth and during their first 12 hours of life. Hypothermia in these infants can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Anecdotal notes made during our recent study revealed extremely low-birthweight infants' temperatures decreased with caregiver procedures such as umbilical line insertion, intubations, obtaining chest x-rays, manipulating intravenous lines, repositioning, suctioning, and taking vital signs during the first 12 hours of life. Therefore, nursing interventions should be undertaken to prevent heat loss during these caregiver procedures. Nurses can improve the thermal environment for extremely low-birthweight infants by prewarming the delivery room and placing the infant in a plastic bag up to the neck during delivery room stabilization to prevent heat loss.

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Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN

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EISSN

1552-6909

ISSN

0884-2175

Publication Date

May 2007

Volume

36

Issue

3

Start / End Page

280 / 287

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Nursing
  • Nurse's Role
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature
 

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Knobel, R., & Holditch-Davis, D. (2007). Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN, 36(3), 280–287. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00149.x
Knobel, Robin, and Diane Holditch-Davis. “Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants.Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN 36, no. 3 (May 2007): 280–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00149.x.
Knobel R, Holditch-Davis D. Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN. 2007 May;36(3):280–7.
Knobel, Robin, and Diane Holditch-Davis. “Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants.Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN, vol. 36, no. 3, May 2007, pp. 280–87. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00149.x.
Knobel R, Holditch-Davis D. Thermoregulation and heat loss prevention after birth and during neonatal intensive-care unit stabilization of extremely low-birthweight infants. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN. 2007 May;36(3):280–287.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN

DOI

EISSN

1552-6909

ISSN

0884-2175

Publication Date

May 2007

Volume

36

Issue

3

Start / End Page

280 / 287

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Nursing
  • Nurse's Role
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Intensive Care, Neonatal
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases
  • Infant, Premature