Management and Thermal Comfort of Premature Infants Under 32 Weeks

Sleep propensity was assessed in terms of the duration of a spontaneous episode of wakefulness (W). Skin temperatures at six body sites (the abdomen, pectoral region, eye, hand, thigh and foot) were measured (using infrared thermography) during nocturnal polysomnography in 29 9-day-old preterm neonates (postmenstrual age: 209 9 days). Te investigators then determined whether the duration of the W episode depended upon the local skin temperatures measured at the start, during and end of the episode.

Inclusion Criteria: * premature newborns 25 to 32 weeks of amenorrhea; * arrival in the Neonatal Medicine Unit \ 32 weeks of amenorrhea; * arrival in the Neonatal Medicine unit after 12 hours of life; * presence of malformation syndrome or serious heart disease; * pathology requiring management within the first 10 days of life; * Apgar score \