title: Effect of delivery room temperature on the admission temperature of premature infants: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if increasing delivery room temperature to that recommended by the World Health Organization results in increased admission temperatures of preterm infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Admission rectal temperatures of newborns ≤32 weeks gestation delivered in rooms with temperature set at 24 to 26 °C were compared with those of similar newborns delivered in rooms with temperature set at 20 to 23 °C.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Premature newborns delivered in rooms with mean temperature 25.1±0.6 °C (n=43), compared with those delivered in rooms with mean temperature 22.5±0.6 °C (n=48), had a lower incidence (34.9% vs 68.8%, P<0.01) of admission rectal temperature <36 °C and higher admission rectal temperatures (36.0±0.9 °C vs 35.5±0.8 °C, P<0.01). This difference persisted after adjustment for birth weight and 5 min Apgar score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Increasing delivery room temperatures to that recommended by the World Health Organization decreases cold stress in premature newborns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China.
authors.forename: Y-S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Z-L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Y-M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D013696:Temperature