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- Title
Usage of EMBRACE™ in Gujarat, India: Survey of Paediatricians.
- Authors
Nimbalkar, Somashekhar; Patel, Harshil; Dongara, Ashish; Patel, Dipen V.; Bansal, Satvik
- Abstract
Aim. EMBRACE™ is an innovative, low cost infant warmer for use in neonates. It contains phase change material, which stays at constant temperature for 6 hours. We surveyed paediatricians using EMBRACE™ regarding benefits, risks, and setup in which it was used in Gujarat. Methods. Questionnaire was administered telephonically to 52 out of 53 paediatricians. Results. EMBRACE™ was used for an average of 8.27 (range of 3-18, SD = 3.84) months by paediatricians. All used it for thermoregulation during transfers, for average (SD) duration of 42 (0.64) m per transfer, 62.7% used it at mother's side for average (SD) 11.06 (7.89) h per day, and 3.9% prescribed it at home. It was used in low birth weight neonates only by 56.9% while 43.1% used it for all neonates. While hyperthermia was not reported, 5.9% felt that EMBRACE™ did not prevent hypothermia. About 54.9% felt that they could not monitor the newborn during EMBRACE™ use. Of paediatricians who practiced kangaroo mother care (KMC), 7.7% have limited/stopped/decreased the practice of KMC and substituted it with EMBRACE™. Conclusions. EMBRACE™ was acceptable to most but concerns related to monitoring neonates and disinfection remained. Most paediatricians felt that it did not hamper KMC practice.
- Subjects
GUJARAT (India); NEWBORN infants; NEONATAL intensive care; INFANT incubators; PEDIATRICIANS; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Advances in Preventive Medicine, 2014, p1
- ISSN
2090-3480
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2014/415301