Forgive me if this was discussed in the recent thread concerning reasons not to put c/s babies skin to skin after delivery. My L&D staff told me today that they do not put infants skin to skin after delivery when mothers are hypothermic. Mothers in the PACU (recovery room) are frequently 36C or less post delivery at our hospital. I am told that this is due to low OR temperatures (which is per infection control standards) and the anesthetic. So I don't know where to take it from there. Maybe the baby won't get cold if the couplet is covered with heated blankets. Has anyone done a study on this? Or does anyone know Nils Bergman's email? Obviously, hypothermic infants then have to go on glucose protocol, get a septic work up and here we go again. Kind of crazy because I live in South Florida where babies would hardly ever get cold if it weren't for air conditioning. Polly Westra *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome