A 23-year-old woman at 22 weeks' gestation is referred after a routine scan shows fetal ascites and scalp oedema. She recalls caring for a child with a "slapped cheek" rash three weeks earlier. The fetal middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity is 1.7 multiples of the median. What is the single most appropriate next step in fetal management?
A term newborn is to be bathed shortly after birth at the family's request, and the team wishes to minimise heat loss during the bath. What is the most appropriate approach?
What is the principal mechanism by which a cold stressed newborn infant generates heat?
