What Type of Equipment Is Used in Neonatal Care?

There are many complex and rapid changes involved in the adaptation from life in-utero to the outside world.

Within the first few minutes of being born, babies are subjected to a host of unfamiliar stimuli, including cold, light and noise. In addition to this, the infant must immediately adapt from dependence on their mother for oxygen, to spontaneous breathing of air.

Most of the time, this transition to a new environment goes smoothly. However, sometimes, intervention is required – and that’s where neonatal care comes in.

What is a NICU?

NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. A neonate is a newborn under the age of 28 days.

Neonatal care is specialist care for these very young infants, as evidence has shown that babies are at the highest risk of death during these first 28 days.

Neonatal wards have highly skilled personnel, who have the knowledge, experience and training to provide safe and effective care to babies and their families. In addition to their skilled clinicians, NICUs must contain a range of neonatal equipment to monitor babies and give them the best chance of thriving.

Here at Croyde Medical, we supply a range of lifesaving neonatal equipment to NICUs across the UK. Take a look below to see what this includes.

Neonatal Warmers

Neonatal warmers provide a source of heat to babies suffering from hypothermia. Keeping the body temperature at an appropriate and constant level causes the baby’s body to expend less energy for metabolic heat production.

The Medwarm neonatal warmer supplies fast, safe and effective warming for infants, delivering a regulated temperature of between 30°C and 39°C.

Neonatal Jaundice Treatment

Here at Croyde Medical, we supply a range of equipment for neonatal jaundice treatment, including jaundice meters and mobile phototherapy.

These neonatal jaundice treatments are essential tools in measuring and treating jaundice in babies. They deliver rapid and effective jaundice treatment to allow essential mother and baby contact and faster discharge from hospital.

Speak to an Expert About Neonatal Equipment

If you have any questions about the range of neonatal equipment we supply, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly and knowledgeable team.

You can give us a call on 01367 241194 or send us a message using our online contact form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.