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  1. Dry the newborn immediately after birth
  2. Wrap the newborn in warmed blankets
  3. Use a warmed cloth for weighing the unclothed newborn.
  4. Place the newborn near draughts or air vents. 
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Option 4 : Place the newborn near draughts or air vents. 

Concept:

  • Thermal care is central to reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns. Thermoregulation is the ability to balance heat production and heat loss in order to maintain body temperature within a certain normal range.
  • Most cooling of newborn babies occurs immediately after birth. During first the  10-20 minutes, the newborn may lose enough heat for the body temperature to fall by 2-4 0 C if the appropriate measures are not taken at birth.
  • Nursing interventions to maintain the temperature of a newborn:
    • Dry the newborn immediately after birth.
    • Wrap the baby in warm blankets.
    • Maintaining an appropriate warm environmental temperature in newborn care areas
    • Recommend Skin to skin contact by mother
    • Use warmed cloth for weighing the unclothed baby and placing on a surface areas
  • Since the babies can't regulate their body temperature as like adults, the main risk of keeping baby near air vents or draughts is sudden drop in temperature. This problem leads to hypothermia, during which the nervous system, heart, and other organs cannot function properly.
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