A nurse is teaching the care of the newborn class and one of the members makes a comment about keeping the baby too warm
She says, My mother always said to go by how I feel; if I'm cold, the baby needs more clothing and if I'm too warm, so is the baby." Which of the following is the nurse's best response?
A) That is correct; you should go by how warm you are feeling.
B) Always keep the baby bundled up to keep warm.
C) The baby's temperature responds quickly to the environmental temperature.
D) If the baby shivers, add more layers of clothing.
Ans: C
The newborn is unable to regulate its body temperature, so it takes on the temperature of the environment. The mother cannot go by how she feels because hormonal changes after childbirth may affect her temperature. Always keeping the baby bundled will probably cause overheating in some cases. The newborn is unable to produce heat by shivering.
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