- BabyBloom incubator can be fitted across the bed of a mother
- It can be adjusted to various positions, making it more comfortable for both parents and nursing staff
- Built-in camera observes the baby, who can be monitored at nurses’ desk, on computer at home or even on a mobile phone
By Graham Smith
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Babies in special care units may soon be able to stay close to their mothers thanks to a revolutionary incubator design.
The hi-tech BabyBloom can be fitted across the bed of a new mother allowing her to bond with her baby even as it needs to be in the special environment of an incubator.
Such close proximity allows both mother and child get to know each other by visual contact, touch and even smell.
Revolutionary: The hi-tech BabyBloom can be fitted across the bed of a new mother allowing her to bond with her baby even as it needs to be in the special environment of an incubator
The incubator can be adjusted to a myriad of positions making it more comfortable for both parents and nursing staff.
And the device is considerably quieter than regular incubators, allowing the newborn to get some much-needed sleep.
A spokesman for Dutch company BabyBloom said: 'This intimate contact is of great importance to mother’s well-being and the development and healing of the incubator child.
'Why settle for a situation where a mother can hardly see or touch her child because she can’t get out of bed in the first difficult hours or days after birth?
'Why should technology stand in the way of the crucial bonding process between parent and child?'
Bonding: Such close proximity allows both mother and child get to know each other by visual contact, touch and even smell
The BabyBloom also comes with an innovative climate system makes it quieter than other incubators.
It produces less than 40 decibels, comparable with the noise level in a library.
Three-side panels and two smaller observation windows can be opened or closed independently, allowing a balance between protection and observation of the child’s condition.
It also has a built-in camera to observe the child on a display on a remote location, such as the nurses’ desk, a computer at home or even on a mobile phone.
And, to ensure immediate and unlimited access to the patient, the complete light and noise protective hood can be removed with a single press of a button.
The incubator can be adjusted to various positions making it more comfortable for parents and nursing staff
The BabyBloom has a built-in camera to observe the child on a display on a remote location, such as the nurses’ desk, a computer at home or even on a mobile phone
Design friendly: The BabyBloom comes in six bright colours
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oh wow, this would be amazing. I'd love to be able to sleep in the same room if I had another premature baby. It's so hard being away from your child, I was constantly worried about him and missed him intensely. When he died I realised all the time I'd missed with him. These cots would be perfect.
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Time with your child is the greatest of gifts - especially when your child isn't long for this earth. No Mother should be recuperating on labour ward whilst her child is in a potentially life threatening condition on ICU. These would be amazing for mothers following C-Sections.
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I've had a premmie in a SCBU and this made me cry, because its such a thoughtful and beautiful idea. One of the worst things about having a baby in special care is the estrangement from them, especially if you are seriously ill yourself. I was too ill for 3 days to leave my bed and see my baby, and in that time had my hospital bed wheeled into the SCBU once to see him and hold his hand, but only for a couple of minutes, after that it was photos. That is a very painful thing to go through. The touch of their mother's hand and the sound of their voice also has a massive beneficial effect on their health. I once had the idea of recordings being played in incubators of the mother (and father and siblings) singing lullabies and just talking, reading from a book, anything, to reduce the stress levels of premmies. They know these voices.
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My emmediate concerns is Elf and Safety. Is it Safe to have the baby suspended over the bed like that? What if an incedent accured which meant Baby had to been seen to quickly, would those effort be hanpered? Shurley the NHS should be spending it's money on other things?
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These are a fantastic idea, so much bonding time is lost to babies in need of special care. My eldest was in special care as he was 8 weeks early and I was dangerously ill, however I opted to stay with him all day rather than recieve the care I also needed as you cannot be in 2 places at once
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what a fantastic idea. Might look gimmicky but would be so helpful for the hundreds of parents who lose out on the initial bonding with their baby.
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what a fantastic idea. Might look gimmicky but would be so helpful for the hundreds of parents who lose out on the initial bonding with their baby.
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This is amazing. My sisters son had to go in an icubator after he was born and the effect it had on her, being away from her baby and being unable to get to know him immediatly, was very clear to see! I really hope maternity hospitals fork out for these as they really do look worth any cost!
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This looks amazing. Wonder how much they cost though!
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