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James Smallcombe, Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney

Covering your baby's pram with a dry cloth can increase the temperature by almost 4 degrees. Here's what to do instead

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We like to think of babies as tiny versions of ourselves. But babies aren’t simply miniature adults, especially when it comes to coping in the heat. Babies are at greater risk of overheating and need different cooling strategies to those that work for adults.

Parents have long covered prams and strollers with cloth to shade the carriage from the hot sun. However, our recent study showed this can substantially increase temperatures inside the stroller.

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