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We aimed to evaluate if SSC is non-inferior to incubator care with regard to maintaining normothermia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A non-inferiority study was conducted in infants with a gestational age of 22\u201325 weeks, during October 2023-January 2026. Axillary temperatures were obtained at three time points; in the incubator, during SSC, and immediately after transfer back to the incubator.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Body temperature data were obtained from SSC sessions (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009125) in the first 2 weeks in 46 eligible infants, among whom 20 were born at 22\u201323 weeks. 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