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  • Title: A comparison of temperature in VLBW infants swaddled versus unswaddled in a double-walled incubator in skin control mode.
    Author: Short MA.
    Journal: Neonatal Netw; 1998 Apr; 17(3):25-31. PubMed ID: 9601347.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To determine differences in temperature for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants when swaddled and unswaddled in heated, double-walled incubators. DESIGN: A crossover design was used with infants receiving both the swaddled and unswaddled conditions. SAMPLE: 15 very low birth weight infants (< 1,500 gms) with postconceptional ages of 29.1 +/- 1.5 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME VARIABLE: Infant temperature in swaddled and unswaddled conditions. RESULTS: Abdominal temperatures during swaddling were 0.2 degree C higher than the unswaddled condition. In the swaddled condition, infants required a lower incubator temperature (mean = 26.9 +/- 0.4) than when unswaddled (mean = 29.8 +/- 0.5).
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