1. Care of child with incubator

2. Introduction Incubator is an apparatus for maintaining an infant,especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration.(Online medical dictionary). 3. Incubators have simple alarm system to alert the clinical staffs if there is any danger of overheating of the device.In some cases power is reduced automatically to prevent overheating 4. Principle of Incubator Infant incubator is in the form of trolley normally with mattress on the top covered by plastic cover. This chamber provides a clean environment and helps to protect the baby noise, infection, and excessive handling. 5. Principle of Incubator A temperature sensor is tapped into the babys skin and the incubator heater adjusts to maintain the baby at a constant temperature or the temperature is controlled by thermostat in the heated air stream. 6. Purpose of Incubator An infant may require an incubator for the following reasons: When they are not maintaining their own temperature with clothing and wrapping. When they are acutely unwell and close observation is required. When they are at risk of abnormal heat loss. They have a known infection/ or the potential to develop sepsis. 7. Purpose of Incubator Main purpose of keeping and caring a neonate in incubator are 1. Maintenance of thermoneutral ambient temperature 2. Provision of desired humidity and oxygenation 3. Observation of very sick neonates 4. Isolation newborn babies from infections, unfavorable external environment 8. Main functions of infant incubators are: 1.Temperature control 2.O2 Concentration 3.Humidity control 4.Breathing gas filtration 9. Indications of incubator Indication of incubation care depends on ability of neonates to sustain and adopt in external environment. But generally all premature babies, babies with low birth weight(