Tag Why are labour rooms kept cold during delivery

Labour rooms are cooled for staff comfort and infection control, but cold may suppress oxytocin, reduce contractions, and affect maternal and newborn safety.

Are Cold Labour Rooms Slowing Deliveries?

Mother holding newborn skin to skin in a warm hospital labour room after delivery

A Pharmacist Explains Why Warmth Matters More Than We Think In many hospitals across Pakistan, labour rooms and operation theatres are kept heavily air conditioned. For healthcare staff, this may feel routine. However, for labouring women, the experience can be…