Hypothermia and Occlusive Skin Wrap in the Low Birth Weight Premature Infant ... IVH grade 3–4, NEC or RDS •Hypothermia defined as <36.5°C axillary using World Health Organization categories ...

For reference, the average temperature of the human body is 98.6 degrees.Some causes of hypothermia are being exposed to cold weather, wet conditions, inadequate clothing and extreme exhaustion ...

Whole-body hypothermia within hours of birth failed to improve outcomes in preterm infants less than 36 weeks' gestational age with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a randomized clinical trial found.

Key search words included the terms hypothermia, neonate, skin wrap, preterm/premature/ELBW/VLBW neonate, ... •Less risk of Grade 3–4 IVH and PVL seen in study group (P = .04).