TempWatchPeer-Reviewed PublicationControlled Trial

BEMPU Hypothermia Alert Device versus Conventional Care

Year

2025

Location

🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sample Size

98 LBW infants analyzed

Investigators

Azmery Saima, Abdullahel Amaan, Md. Ashraful Islam, Mohtarama Mostari, Afroza Islam Shuma, Ismat Jahan, M. A. Mannan, Mohammod Shahidullah

Institutions

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka · National Gastroliver Institute & Hospital, Dhaka · Dept of Neonatology, BSMMU

Published In

Reproductive, Female and Child Health

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Background & Methods

A controlled trial at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, comparing the BEMPU TempWatch hypothermia alert device to conventional care for LBW newborns. 98 infants were analysed; outcomes included frequency of hypothermia detection, KMC duration, and daily weight gain.

Key Results

Outcome / Metric	BEMPU Group	Control Group	p-value
Hypothermia detection events (mean)	6.73	2.87	0.001
KMC duration (hrs/day)	7.19	3.04	0.001
Weight gain (g/day)	20.96	16.17	0.007

1TempWatch detected significantly more hypothermia events (6.73 vs 2.87, p=0.001), confirming the benefit of continuous monitoring over conventional intermittent checks.
2KMC duration was more than double in the TempWatch group (7.19 vs 3.04 hrs/day, p=0.001), consistent with findings from India and Togo.
3Daily weight gain was significantly higher in the TempWatch group (20.96 vs 16.17 g/day, p=0.007).

Why This Matters

This is the first study of TempWatch in Bangladesh, one of the world's highest-burden countries for neonatal mortality. The results — more hypothermia detected, more KMC, better weight gain — replicate findings from Indian RCTs in a new national context, strengthening the case for UNICEF South Asia deployment.

How to Cite

Saima A, Amaan A, Islam MA, et al. BEMPU Hypothermia Alert Device versus Conventional Care. Reproductive, Female and Child Health. 2025.

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