Evaluation of a device to detect neonatal hypothermia in a clinical setting in Ghana.

• Main Authors: Lauren McAbee (Author), Paddington T Mundagowa (Author), Babbel Agbinko-Djobalar (Author), Prince Gyebi Owusu (Author), Adziri Sackey (Author), Isabel Sagoe-Moses (Author), Emma Sacks (Author), Kwame Sarfo Sakyi (Author), Robin B Dail (Author), Mufaro Kanyangarara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neonatal hypothermia poses an increased risk of infection, hypoglycemia, metabolic dysfunction, and mortality, particularly in preterm or low birthweight (LBW) infants. However, early detection of hypothermia and prompt thermoregulation can mitigate these effects thus, the need for continuous neonat...