Polyethylene Cap on Hypothermia Among Low Birth Weight Babies

Background: "Children's health is tomorrow's wealth" is one of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s slogans of recent years. Birth weight is generally used as a yardstick of maturity and is an important determinant of child survival and development. Its rates 17 million infants born are with low birth weight. Neonatal hypothermia after birth is a worldwide issue across all climates. Apart from all the alternative measures, polyethylene cap was highly effectiveness to prevent hypothermia among low birth weight babies.

Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of polyethylene cap on hypothermia among low birth weight babies.

Design: Quasi-experimental design, where Pre and Posttest with control Group design was used.

Participants: 30 low birth weight babies were included in the study.

Methods: Convenient sampling technique was used in the study. Experimental group polyethylene cap was applied for an hour to low birth weight babies. Results: The data was obtained by using a demographic proforma and hypothermia scale for low birth weight babies, 100% of babies were in need of urgent attention, and 100% were in non urgent and vital parameters are stable in experimental group. The calculated unpaired' test value showed that there is significant effectiveness of polyethylene cap (t=35.2, tv=2.042) on hypothermia among low birth weight babies. After intervention Results showed in control group

Conclusion: Polyethylene cap is an effective intervention to reduce the level of hypothermia among low birth weight babies.