新生儿的低体温(肛温<35℃)是婴儿死亡的重要原因。作者对78-79年冬季因低体温而住院的50名伊拉克新生儿的发生原因等做了研究。50名新生儿中,男32例,女18例,年龄分布为1天-28天。大多数在家接生,出生时的体重不清,入院时26例体重<2. 5kg,可能出生时体重不足。 Neonatal hypothermia (rectal temperature <35 ℃) is an important cause of infant death. The authors studied the causes of the incidence of 50 Iraqi newborns hospitalized for hypothermia during the 78-79 winter months. 50 newborns, 32 males and 18 females, the age distribution of 1 day -28 days. Most of the delivery at home, birth weight unclear, admission 26 cases of body weight <2.5kg, may be underweight at birth.