Efficacy of A Novel in Prevention of Neonatal Hypothermia

Hypothermia, Newborn, Preterm Birth

hypothermia, newborn, body temperature changes, preterm birth

The research was carried out to determine the effect of baby warmer swaddle, which has a heating system used after the birth of preterm babies, on the development of hypothermia. Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial Setting: The research was carried out in the NICU of a training and research hospital in Istanbul. Method: A total of 65 babies between 32-37 weeks of gestation were included in the study. In accordance with the routine procedure of the clinic, preterm babies wrapped in polyethylene bags after birth formed the control group (n=33), while babies wrapped in polyethylene bags and placed in a swaddle with a heating system formed the experimental group (n=32).

Although neonatal hypothermia has higher rates especially in underdeveloped and developing countries, it is a global health problem also seen in developed countries. In a meta-analysis study, the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia was reported as 57.2% in East Africa. In a multicenter, prospective study, 79.6% of preterm newborns were admitted to NICUs with hypothermia in Ethiopia. In a study, the incidence of hypothermia to be 53% in the first 24 hours of life in preterm infants they conducted in a hospital in France. In a study, in 28 countries with upper-middle income status, admission temperature data of a total of 454,617 very low birth weight infants from 2009 to 2016 were analyzed. Although these data showed an improvement in hypothermia rates ranging from 52.6% (2009) to 38.2% (2016), approximately 4 out of 10 infants experienced hypothermia when admitted to the NICU. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, the National Neonatal Monitoring Program reported the prevalence of hypothermia as 28% and 25% for babies born in 2015 and 2016, respectively, emphasizing hypothermia as an ongoing problem.

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