The skin is the largest organ in a human’s body. Newborns body temperature is critical physiological function because of physical immaturity, extent to environmental factors. Newborns are susceptible to temperature instability needs to be intervened appropriately and limit the effects of cold and heat stress
PICOT question. In full term newborns greater than 36 weeks, does skin-to-skin contact compared to no skin contact affect the newborns body temperature using an axillary temperature during the …show more content…
. Skin-to-skin contact during the first 24 hours after birth offers other benefits as well compared to no skin contact or the use of radiant warmers. Hypothermia is potentially common and dangerous occurrence related to a number of risk factors categorized as environmental, physiological, behavioral and socioeconomic (Vilinsky & Sheridan, 2014). Newborns without complications should be kept in skin-to-skin contact with their mothers during the first hour after birth to prevent hypothermia and promote breastfeeding (Recommendations on Newborn Health,