Midland Metropolitan seeks out the best equipment for new NICU

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital’s new NICU has been equipped with a range of cot equipment from Central Medical Supplies (CMS). Leanne Holland, Neonatal Account Manager at CMS, worked alongside the hospital’s advanced neonatal nurse practitioner and occupational therapist to source the best products for babies’ needs in the NICU. Products purchased include the Kanmed Cot Tent, which will be used with the hospital’s standard cots to ensure the eyes of babies are protected from lights and other distractions. The trust has also taken delivery of a Kanmed Twin BabyBed, Kanmed Baby Warmers and Weyer Thermocare Beds.

Juliet Sweeney, Neonatal Occupational Therapist, says: “Having a new neonatal intensive care unit provided the opportunity to acquire the best equipment available for the babies in our care. We are committed to providing the best possible care and support for babies, their parents and parents-to-be in our modern, bright facilities.”

The Kanmed BabyBed is for newborn and premature babies in medium and low intensive care situations. It features unique push-down side walls, is simple to use and easy to clean. It also comes with electrical height adjustment, which enables staff, parents and carers to adapt the bed’s height to meet their needs. The Kanmed Twin BabyBed has been designed to enable and support the increasingly popular routine practice of co-bedding twins in a spacious and safe environment.

The Kanmed Baby Warmer is clinically proven to help babies from 1,000 grams maintain their core temperature and achieve normothermia. CMS says it can offer support to neonates at lower birth weights, with similar outcomes to incubator care. The warmer is available with a choice of interchangeable mattresses, which include water and gel.

Weyer Thermocare baby warming beds are suited to babies requiring surveillance in an intermediate care unit. The modular design of the Thermocare beds enable them to be configured in many ways, depending on the needs of the infant and how the unit is being used.