The goal of thermoregulation in practice is maintenance of a neutral thermal environment.
Many units use the following table as a guide.
In the delivery room Provide conductive benefits by pre-warming the mattress, blankets and infant hat with radiant heat. The extremely premature infant may benefit from the use of a warmed gel mattress. Always have an infant transporter fully charged and heated with additional warmed blankets in the delivery rooms. Prevent evaporative losses by drying completely and replacing all wet blankets with warmed blankets and infant hat. Promote conductive benefits by encouraging maternal and paternal skin to skin contact if the infant is stable enough.