Neonatal suit

Neonatal Hypothermia: A global issue

Hypothermia is an important factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality, of all weights and gestational age, and especially for vulnerable premature babies.(1)

The incidence of hypothermia upon admission to the NICU in the delivery room is (2)

>= 56% for babys <750g
>= 25% for babys <= 2500g

Environmental factors

Code: 37.09.14 – 37.09.15 – 37.09.16

Neohelp™ Neonatal suit to prevent heat loss.

Description: Neohelp sterile polyethylene neonatal occlusive suit to prevent heat loss, with double layer for greenhouse effect. Transparent, quiet and soft material, with a hood perfectly adjustable to the head of the newborn, with a pre-formed foam for position stabilization to keep the airways open, with central opening providing a tight seal that ensures heat maintenance, with a design that facilitates the placement of surveillance equipment, IV catheters and umbilical access.

Code	which neohelp?
37.09.14	Small size <1 Kg, L 38cm x W 30 cm, Maternity – Level III
37.09.15	Medium size 1 Kg to 2.5 Kg, L 44cm x W 38 cm, Maternity – Level I and II
37.09.16	Large size, greater than 2.5 kg, L 50cm x W 38 cm, Maternity – Level I & II Emergency

References

1. The Cochrane collaboration interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterrm and/or low birthweight infants (review) 2010. 2. Dr Bhatt R. White and Trasitional hypothermia in preterm newborns journal of perinatology (2007). 3. World health organization (WHO) Thermal protection of the newborn: a practical guide 1997.

Product description

Neohelp is a pouch that prevents hypothermia in newborns.

References

4. W.WMV. Mori R. Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infant RHL.