Foundations Skills for Midwifery

MEASURING BODY TEMPERATURE
As humans we are able to maintain our body temperature at a constant level, out with the temperature around us. Most of the time we are not conscious of our own body temperature. The control of body temperature comes from a special regulating centre in the brain, which balances the amount of heat, produced and lost by the body. Although body temperature remains fairly constant within the range of normal; which is 36 - 37.5 C, it must be remembered that variations occur between individuals at different stages of our lives and under different circumstances.
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