Abstract
The optimum thermal environment in which to nurse a baby naked in an incubator has been defined from a knowledge of the magnitude of the factors affecting thermal balance.
Such a neutral environment allows body temperature to remain normal while oxygen consumption and evaporative water loss are both at a minimum.
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