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One couple who consented to Skincubator care during delivery subsequently revoked their consent and the baby was excluded from further analysis. Fifty-four paired sessions of Skincubator and t-SCC were performed and compared for 19 babies. The average GA was 29 weeks (range: 26\u201332), the average weight was \u22121,296\u2009\u00b1\u2009271\u2009g, and the average day of life was 5\u2009\u00b1\u20092. The temperature drop after transfer to Skincubator care was smaller than in t-SSC (0.2\u00b0C [0.2\u20130.3] vs. 0.4\u00b0C [0.3\u20130.6]; Wilcoxon's signed rank test [WSRT], p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The average hypothermia time per session was a median (25th\u201375th%) of 8.2\u2009minutes (0\u20139) for Skincubator, compared to 27.8\u2009minutes (0\u201356) for t-SSC, respectively (WSRT, p\u2009=\u20090.002). No baby had moderate hypothermia (35.5\u201335.9\u00b0C) during Skincubator care as compared with eight babies who experienced moderate hypothermia during t-SSC (Fisher's exact test p\u2009=\u20090.003). The average Skincubator humidity was 85\u2009\u00b1\u20097% and was above 70% during 93% of the time.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Skincubator SSC was superior to t-SSC in maintaining PN temperature while also maintaining an optimally humidified environment. The Skincubator may promote early SSC in very and extremely PN. 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