Bililights help babies with jaundice to get rid of the bilirubin found beneath the skin. When the baby's heart slows down, messages that travel through these wires set off the monitor alarm, which alerts the NICU staff. Incubator An incubator is a heated plastic box that you can see through. These small tubes are placed inside the baby's nostrils, where they provide a steady stream of oxygen. This clear plastic box is placed over the baby's head.
Oxygen flows into it from a tube attached to a source of oxygen.
This hood is used for babies who can breathe on their own but still need extra oxygen. This mask is placed over the baby's nose and mouth. Oxygen flows through a tube and into the mask at a constant rate. A small tube attached to the machine is passed into the baby's throat and downward until just inside her windpipe. The machine does the work of breathing in and out until the baby can do it on her own.