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 Iintensive 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 QED Scientific, we supply a range of lifesaving neonatal equipment to NICUs across the UK. This equipment includes:
Neonatal incubators
Our neonatal incubators are designed and manufactured to the highest quality. Offering a stable temperature and humidity, their clean climate gives neonates the perfect environment in which to flourish.
Featuring a touchscreen display, electrical height adjustment and USB data transfer of patient information, the OKM801 neonatal incubator gives you peace of mind when you most need it.
This specialist neonatal incubator also features an automatic air curtain to maintain optimum warming even with the door open, helping to nurture a close relationship between newborns and their caregivers.
We also supply the TR203 neonatal transport incubator, which is designed to transport newborn babies safely and with the minimum of stress.
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 QED Scientific, we supply a range of equipment for neonatal jaundice treatment, including jaundice meters, mobile phototherapy, and tunnel 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 01663 735494 or send us a message using our online contact form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
