What is the cuddle cot?
"The CuddleCot gently cools both pre-term and full-term babies in a single device, without the use of refrigerant gases or ice packs.
It provides continuous cooling, allowing families to hold their baby without concerns about temperature fluctuations from body heat. This extended time enables parents to take photos, create precious memories, allow extended family to travel and meet the baby, receive support, and make arrangements without feeling rushed. This level of bereavement care is deeply valued by both families and the compassionate healthcare professionals who support them.
The flexible cooling pads can be used in any existing cot or bassinet within the hospital, ensuring a discreet and familiar environment for families to spend time with their baby."
"Time allows families to create precious memories, enables mothers to recover from medication side effects, make arrangements without feeling rushed, and gives family members the opportunity to visit and support parents, all while keeping their baby close by.
The time provided by the CuddleCot helps in the preservation of the precious memories associated with baby, time that parents may not otherwise have if baby is taken to a mortuary.
The CuddleCot is commonly used for 3-5 days before final goodbyes, offering families time, dignity and privacy with their baby.
Its impact is undeniable and it is in use in thousands of hospitals across the world."
Why is time important?
All photos used are directly from the Cuddle Cot™ Website