TY - JOUR T1 - Changes in body temperature after birth in preterm infants stabilised in polythene bags JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F444 LP - F444 DO - 10.1136/adc.2004.061937 VL - 90 IS - 5 AU - C L Smith AU - D Quine AU - F McCrosson AU - L Armstrong AU - A Lyon AU - B Stenson Y1 - 2005/09/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/5/F444.1.abstract N2 - Low admission temperature is an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality in preterm infants.1 Thermal stability is enhanced by use of polythene bags during stabilisation,2 but it has been suggested that this may induce potentially harmful hyperthermia.3 We have measured the changes in body temperature during the first 15 minutes after birth in infants stabilised in polythene bags. For an eight month period, infants born at <29 weeks gestation in the Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Edinburgh were studied prospectively. They … ER -