Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Hypothermia in Newborns among Postnatal Mothers in Selected Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Newborn period is from birth to first 28 days. It is crucial period for the survival of the baby. A timely care to be provided to that newborn, if certain things are not done in time, it will not affect the survival of that baby, but it may carry some bad effects throughout his/her life Newborn babies are particularly susceptible to heat loss because of the following factors; they lose heat via evaporation after birth as the amniotic fluid, the water around the baby, evaporates from his skin. The other factors are radiation, conduction, and convection2. Heat loss in newborn is an important factor that needs to be taken into account when caring for a newborn baby. Neonatal hypothermia as a factor contributing to morbidity and mortality risk of newborn has been recognized by WHO. According to WHO 2014 hypothermia occurs when the newborn body temperature drops below 36.5°C (97.7°F) generally because the environment is too cold for the baby. The newborn with a temperature of 36.0-36.4 °C(96.8-97.5°F)is under cold stress(mild hypothermia).A baby with  a temperature of 32.0-35.4°C(89.6-96.6°F)has moderate hypothermia, while a temperature below 32°C(89.6°F) is considered to be severe hypothermia. For each of these classifications, there are guidelines in place for responding to or managing hypothermia. .