Maternal Postop Temperature After Cesarean Delivery

Primary aim Investigate whether a combination of intra‐operative lower‐body forced‐airwarming and warmed IV fluids is superior to our current standard of warmed IV fluidsalone in influencing maternal core temperature following spinal anesthesia for cesareandelivery.Secondary aim 1. To compare mean core temperature on arrival to post‐anesthesia care unit (PACU) inwomen who received combination of intra‐operative lower‐body forced‐air warming andwarmed IV fluids versus IV fluids alone 2. To compare incidence of hypothermia among women who received combination ofintra‐operative lower‐body forced‐air warming and warmed IV fluids versus IV fluidsalone 3. To compare incidence of shivering following recovery in post anesthesia care unit(PACU) in women who received combination of intra‐operative lower‐body forced‐airwarming and warmed IV fluids versus IV fluids alone 4. To compare thermal comfort levels for women who received combination ofintra‐operative lower‐body forced‐air warming and warmed IV fluids versus IV fluidsalone 5. To compare use of meperidine in post anesthesia care unit (PACU) to treatpostoperative shivering, in women who received combination of intra‐operativelower‐body forced‐air warming and warmed IV fluids versus IV fluids alone 6. To compare newborn outcomes (rectal temperature at birth, umbilical vein pH & Apgarscores post‐delivery) in women who received combination of intra‐operativelower‐body forced‐air warming and warmed IV fluids versus IV fluids alone