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Abstract
The fall in body temperature that occurs in babies soon after birth is influenced by the baby's weight and its environmental conditions. The rate of oxygen consumption 1 1/2 hours after birth was unrelated to body temperature and only slightly raised, indicating a limited thermogenic capacity. A radiant heater effectively prevented cooling in babies kept with their mothers in the delivery room. Washing soon after birth caused a significant cooling. Healthy term babies were found to have a limited thermogenic response to a cool environment over the first 12 hour of life and efforts to limit heat losses should be concentrated on this period.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 626520 PMCID: PMC1544833 DOI: 10.1136/adc.53.1.58
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791