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Premature baby resting on Calmer in the NICU at BC Children's Hospital. Photo credit: Liisa Holsti

Therapeutic bed can help keep preterm newborns’ brain oxygen levels stable

A medical device that has been shown to manage pain among babies born preterm can also help keep their brain oxygen levels steady during medical procedures, finds new analysis by researchers at UBC.

Mar 25, 2021

A baby on Calmer.

Robot an effective pain management tool for premature babies

Researchers at the University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre have designed a therapeutic robot that simulates human skin-to-skin contact, helping reduce pain for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at BC Women’s.

Mar 21, 2019