Delivery Room Interventions for Hypothermia in Preterm Neonates: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prevention of hypothermia in the delivery room is a cost-effective, high-impact intervention to reduce neonatal mortality, especially in preterm neonates. Several interventions for preventing hypothermia in the delivery room exist, of which the most beneficial is currently unknown.

Objective

To identify the delivery room thermal care intervention that can best reduce neonatal hypothermia and improve clinical outcomes for preterm neonates born at 36 weeks' gestation or less.

Data sources

MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and CINAHL databases were searched from inception to November 5, 2020.

Study selection

Randomized and quasi-randomized clinical trials of thermal care interventions in the delivery room for preterm n

SUBMITTER: Abiramalatha T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8145154 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature