Paediatricscommon
A boy is born at 39 weeks by normal vaginal birth and cries immediately. He is dried, weighed and then bathed by a student midwife before being wrapped and placed in a cot beside his mother's bed. The room temperature is 22 degrees. At 45 minutes of age his axillary temperature is 36.2 degrees. He is pink and alert, his respiratory rate is 46/min, his blood glucose is 3.4 mmol/L and he is rooting vigorously. Which one of the following is the most appropriate way to restore his temperature?