<prompt> Severe hypothermia in a neonate is a temperature:35 C34 C32 C37 C  <response>: In neonate normal axillary temperature is 36.5C - 37.5 C. In hypothermia the temperature is below 36.5 C. Compensatory mechanism will usually attempt to restore normothermia at body temperature above 32 C; below this temperature, the thermoregulation fails and spontaneous rewarming will not occur. Moderate hypothermia core temperature 32 C - 35 C. Increase oxygen consumption owing to shivering thermogenesis and increased sympathetic tone. Below 32 C severe hypothermia, shivering ceases and cellular metabolic rate too decreases. Ref: Nelson, 17e, Page 323 