M A Short1. 1. Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine differences in temperature for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants when swaddled and unswaddled in heated, double-walled incubators. DESIGN: A crossover design was used with infants receiving both the swaddled and unswaddled conditions. SAMPLE: 15 very low birth weight infants (< 1,500 gms) with postconceptional ages of 29.1 +/- 1.5 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLE: Infant temperature in swaddled and unswaddled conditions. RESULTS:Abdominal temperatures during swaddling were 0.2 degree C higher than the unswaddled condition. In the swaddled condition, infants required a lower incubator temperature (mean = 26.9 +/- 0.4) than when unswaddled (mean = 29.8 +/- 0.5).
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PURPOSE: To determine differences in temperature for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants when swaddled and unswaddled in heated, double-walled incubators. DESIGN: A crossover design was used with infants receiving both the swaddled and unswaddled conditions. SAMPLE: 15 very low birth weight infants (< 1,500 gms) with postconceptional ages of 29.1 +/- 1.5 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLE: Infant temperature in swaddled and unswaddled conditions. RESULTS: Abdominal temperatures during swaddling were 0.2 degree C higher than the unswaddled condition. In the swaddled condition, infants required a lower incubator temperature (mean = 26.9 +/- 0.4) than when unswaddled (mean = 29.8 +/- 0.5).