The nurse must be warned about slow feeding with any kind of a feeder. The heat can be regulated by putting the box nearer or farther away from the incubator. This method can be used with the ordinary stove, with which, of course, someone will have to see that the fire is uniform. The distance will regulate the amount of heat the baby gets. Especially are mistakes made in the amount of heat to which the baby is subjected.
Some nurses seem to think the warmer the baby is kept the better.
The most common injury to the baby is from too much heat, which will produce injury that it may take a few days to overcome. It often produces cyanosis and death. A good rule is not to keep the temperature over 90. From 86 to 88 is usually sufficient. Watch the baby's rectal temperature, and if it goes lower than 96 degrees do not heat the incubator but warm the baby with a hot bath.