Keeping the baby warm

The room for the baby should be warm (not less than 25°C) with no draught.
Explain to the mother the importance of warmth for a small baby.
After birth, encourage the mother to keep the baby in skin-to-skin contact as long as possible.
Advise to use extra clothes, socks and a cap, blankets, to keep the baby warm or when the baby is not with the mother.
Wash or bath a baby in a very warm room, in warm water. After bathing, dry immediately and thoroughly. Keep the baby warm after the bath. Avoid bathing small babies.
Check frequently if feet are warm. If cold, rewarm the baby.
Seek care if the baby’s feet remain cold after rewarming.
Rewarm the baby skin-to-skin
Before rewarming, remove the baby’s cold clothing.
Place the newborn skin-to-skin on the mother’s chest dressed in a pre-warmed shirt open at the front, a nappy (diaper), hat and socks.
Cover the infant on the mother’s chest with her clothes and an additional (pre-warmed) blanket.
Check the temperature every hour until normal.
Keep the baby with the mother until the baby’s body temperature is in normal range.
If the baby is small, encourage the mother to keep the baby in skin-to-skin contact for as long as possible, day and night.
Be sure the temperature of the room where the rewarming takes place is at least 25°C.
If the baby’s temperature is not 36.5°C or more after 2 hours of rewarming, reassess the baby.
If referral needed, keep the baby in skin-to-skin position/contact with the mother or other person accompanying the baby.

Source : NCBI

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK326679/