Surface Body Temperature of Full-Term Healthy Newborns Immediately after Birth—Pilot Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Monika Chudecka¹  Anna Lubkowska²  Sławomir Szymański³ 

[1] Department of Functional Anatomy and Biometry, Faculty of Physical Education and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, al. Piastów 40b/6, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland;Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Żołnierska 54, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland;Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland;

关键词: newborns;    brown tissue;    thermoregulation;    infrared camera;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph16081312

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the study was to perform an evaluation of chosen body surface temperatures in neonates immediately after birth, and to seek a relationship between those temperatures and the factors related both to the mother and newborn. The study included 74 healthy newborns. Maternal age, body weight, body mass index before pregnancy and on delivery day, birth and pregnancy order, newborn sex, birth weight, body length, pregnancy week on delivery, as well as newborn gasometric test results were collected. The highest temperature values were observed in the chest of the newborn. Significant relationships between the temperature of the evaluated areas were found. The parameters that correlated positively with the temperature of the back region were maternal body weight (both before pregnancy and on delivery day) as well as weight gain during pregnancy. The core and surface temperatures of the body are one of the most important elements of neonatal homeostasis and any changes constitute a risk to the newborn’s health. It seemed that according to the surface temperature, the most important area that must be evaluated is the neonate’s back, as it is most affected by appropriate weight gain during pregnancy.

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