Humidity Strategy to Decrease Morbidity and Mortality in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Application of a Different Incubator Humidity Strategy at Birth to Decrease Morbidity and Mortality in Extremely Low Birth (1000 g or Less) Infants

The purpose of this study is to apply a different incubator humidity strategy at birth to decrease morbidity and mortality in extremely low birth (1000 g or less) infants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inborn Premature Infants with weight ≤ 1000 g at birth

Exclusion Criteria:

• Outborn infants.
• Failure to obtain parental consent for the study.
• Congenital malformations likely to affect life expectancy or neurosensory development.
• Unlikely to be available for follow up.