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Cold wave takes a toll on newborns, many kids suffer from hypothermia [1]

Jaipur: The plummeting mercury level is affecting the health of newborn babies, who are vulnerable to hypothermia.

The child specialists and hospitals in the city are receiving infants with low body temperature. Doctors also claimed that the underweight and malnourished infants and newborns are more susceptible to hypothermia since the temperature in state frequently dips below 10 degrees Celsius.

Publication Date: 
09/01/2014
Times Of India (Jaipur) [2]
Tags:
Rajasthan [3], Cold Waves [4], Child Health [5], Health Effects [6], Infant mortality [7], Natural Disasters [8]

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