• Login
    View Item 
    •   Carroll Scholars Home
    • Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival
    • Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2018-2019
    • View Item
    •   Carroll Scholars Home
    • Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival
    • Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2018-2019
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Baby It's Cold Outside: Effectiveness of Skin to Skin in Preventing Hypothermia in Low Birth Weight Infants

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Johnson_Hannah_SURF2019.pdf (494.7Kb)
    Author
    Johnson, Hannah; Thompson, Taylor; Valle, Daniela
    Date of Issue
    2019-04-25
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    URI
    https://scholars.carroll.edu/handle/20.500.12647/7221
    Title
    Baby It's Cold Outside: Effectiveness of Skin to Skin in Preventing Hypothermia in Low Birth Weight Infants
    Abstract
    Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants. Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants. Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants. Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants. Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants. Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants. Heat regulation of a newborn is one of the most critical needs for survival. Fetal temperature before birth is dependent on the mother. As soon as the neonate is delivered, he/she has to thermoregulate.Thermoregulation is the ability to maintain a normal core body temperature by balancing the amount of heat lost and the amount of heat produced by the body (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). If the neonate is unable to thermoregulate, he/she will soon become hypothermic and if not corrected will progress to cold stress where “anaerobic glycolysis occurs, resulting in increased production of acid”, leading to metabolic acidosis and hypoglycemia. (Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion, & Alden, 2016). Unless action is taken, the baby may die. Immediate skin to skin contact following birth is known to have many benefits. Skin to skin contact, is defined by Centers for Disease Control (2018) as, “placing newborns skin-to-skin with their mothers immediately after birth, with no bedding or clothing between them.” The purpose of this Evidence Based Practice Brief is to evaluate the efficacy of immediate skin to skin care in preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants compared to those who do not receive such treatment. The results of this brief will provide nurses who work with neonates the best evidence for their practice at preventing hypothermia in low birth weight infants.
    Collections
    • Carroll College Student Undergraduate Research Festival 2018-2019

    Browse

    All of Carroll ScholarsCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2023  DuraSpace
    DSpace Express is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV