A baby warmer is medical equipment designed to provide a temperature-controlled environment to help newborns maintain their body temperature, especially babies who have been born prematurely or with a medical condition. They have a heating element to provide a temperature not greater than 39 °C radiant type, regulator to stabilize the temperature of the newborn and maintain the temperature or heating power selected, as well as allows monitoring of control parameters.
This equipment provides a warm and appropriate environment to newborns that helps them maintain their body temperature, since as soon as babies are born, they lose a lot of body heat in the first hours, which can compromise their health status and even endanger their life. Childhood radiant heaters are also used for critically ill patients who require constant nursing intervention