Miracle twins and their Giraffe
Tiny Ethan and his brother Noah were born at 31 weeks, each weighing a little over 1.4 kilos.
Born with serious health complications, the Giraffe Omnibed was Ethan’s home for the first weeks of his life. The Giraffe kept Ethan safe and secure in a warm environment during his time in the Grace Centre for Newborns at the Children’s Hospital Westmead.
“When these tiny babies are born prematurely every time they are touched or moved or woken they use energy they need to grow,” says Deb Mayor who works in the perinatal team for GE Healthcare.
The Giraffe bed functions like a mother’s womb, it creates a micro-environment which keeps the babies warm and protected from the noise and the light.
The Giraffe Omnibed is used for the very smallest babies, who might spend up to three months in this highly protected environment until they have grown and developed enough to survive in the outside world. Most importantly the Giraffe Omnibed can be safely transported across different hospital departments, to cater to the often complex medical requirements of premature babies.
“Every time you move a tiny premmie baby you put its life at risk because it can’t control its temperature,” says Mayor. “By connecting the Giraffe Shuttle, that carries all the equipment the baby needs to stay alive, to the Giraffe OmniBed the baby can be safely transported from one hospital care area to another without disturbing the baby… resulting in improved thermal and physiological stability; reduced handling and chance of mishap. Less stress for baby and family. One baby, one bed from delivery to discharge.”
For more information on the Giraffe OmniBed, click here.