Simple Incubator Model for Preventing Hypothery in Low-Birth-Weight Babies

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10.2991/ahsr.k.211026.024How to use a DOI?

Keywords

incubator, hypothermia, low birth weight

Abstract

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is still one of the main health problems in Indonesia. Low birth weight is the most elevated indicator of newborn child mortality, particularly in the principal month of life. Based on the health profile of West Sumatra, of all infants weighed in 2017, 2.3% of LBW infants were found. One of the treatments for low-birth-weight babies who experience hypothermia is the skin-to-skin contact method and the use of an incubator. The reason for this review was to decide a simple incubator model for the prevention of hypothermia in low-birth-weight infants. This research uses a research and development approach. The study was conducted at the Independent Practice of the Kurao Clinical Midwife, Nanggalo District, Padang City in 2019. The population in this study was spontaneous newborns without complications at the Independent Practice of the Kurao Pagang Clinical Midwife. The sample was selected by the purposive sampling technique. The research stages consist of problem identification, planning, product draft development, initial product testing and revision of test results. Data analysis using qualitative and quantitative analysis with dependent t-test. The results showed that the normal internal heat level of the child previously being put into the incubator was 36.43oC. After being put into the incubator, the average body temperature of the baby becomes 36.76oC. The results of statistical tests showed a p-value > 0.001 (p-value < 0.05) which means that there is a difference in the baby’s body temperature before and after being in the incubator. This simple incubator can be used as an alternative effort to prevent hypothermia in infants with low birth weight. Continuous product development is needed to obtain effective and efficient products.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Eravianti
AU  - Haspita Rizki
AU  - Surya Handini
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/28
TI  - Simple Incubator Model for Preventing Hypothery in Low-Birth-Weight Babies
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Syedza Saintika International Conference on Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Laboratory Technology, Public Health, and Health Information Management (SeSICNiMPH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 132
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SN  - 2468-5739
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