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A Below-Normal Temperature Drop in Infants

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Dr. Sandra Beirne

Providing warmth is an instinctual extension of love that all parents want to give to their baby. But despite best intentions, sometimes an infant's temperature drops below normal. A low temperature in a baby is most often due to a cold environment or not enough clothes or blankets.