Newborn Temperature: Cold Stress and Hypothermia Grades (WHO)
Grades a newborn temperature by WHO 1997.
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Example
- Temperature
- 35.8
- Unit
- °C
- Site
- Axillary
Result: Moderate hypothermia (35.8 °C, 32.0-35.9 °C): danger, warm the baby.
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- Temperature
- Unit
- Site
How this is calculated
Citation
WHO. Thermal protection of the newborn: a practical guide. WHO/RHT/MSM/97.2. Geneva: WHO; 1997. Chapter 2 (pp. 16-21). Read the source ↗
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