Association of Neonatal Hypothermia with Morbidity and Mortality in a Tertiary Hospital in Malawi

Objectives To evaluate associations with neonatal hypothermia in a tertiary-level neonatal unit (NU) in Malawi. Methods Neonates with a birth weight >1000 g were recruited and temperatures were recorded 5 min after birth, on admission and 4 h thereafter. Clinical course and outcome were reviewed. Data were analysed using Stata v.15 and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Between August 2018 to March 2019, 120...