A newborn is prone for hypothermia due to following reasons except?
Presence of brown fat is a protective mechanism against hypothermia in newborn babies Infants have more body surface area compared to adults which makes them prone for heat loss. In paicular, head size has the largest body surface area in the entire body In low bihweight and preterm infants, the insulatinglayer of subcutaneous fat is thin which makes them prone for hypothermia
More body surface area
Less subcutaneous fat
Larger head size compared to rest of body
Brown fat
Neonatal hypothermia