CarePlus Overview
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CarePlus Preterm Wrap
CarePlus is a pre-term wrap designed to help parents provide continuous and quality skin-to-skin care to their newborns.
The ergonomic wrap design keeps the baby securely in place with little strain on the shoulders and back of the parent.
Features
- Designed for newborns up to 2500 grams.
- Made of cotton, reusable after wash.
- Easy-to-use: Does not require an assistant to put on.
- Gender-neutral: Acceptable to wear by fathers as well as mothers.
- Designed for easy breastfeeding without removing newborn from thermal care.
- Allows unrestricted movement and causes minimal fatigue in the back and shoulders of the carrier.
- There are no knots in the back, so it is comfortable for the carrier to use while sitting or lying down.
- Safe for the baby: Keeps the baby secure in the correct position for providing effective skin-to-skin care.
- Can use with PreemieNatalie Preterm Simulator to practice essential newborn care and Kangaroo Mother Care.
- Can use with MamaBreast Breastfeeding Simulator to practice positioning for skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding positioning.
To learn more about the proven benefits of CarePlus Preterm Wrap, read about the pilot study carried out in Malawi.
Instructional Video
Pricing
*Shipments to the USA will be sold in packs of ten (70 USD/pack) and are authorized for use only for training purposes (i.e. with premature-sized manikins).
Laerdal Global Health has committed to offer its products on a not-for-profit basis to the countries with the highest maternal and neonatal mortalities, which have not yet reached the targets set by Sustainable Development Goal 3. If you do not qualify for not-for-profit pricing, please order from Laerdal Medical.
Specifications
Standards
- CarePlus (from 2018) is independently tested by INTERTEK for compliance with the newest European safety standard for baby slings: CEN/TR 16512:2015 – Child use and care articles – Guidelines for the safety of children’s slings.
Materials
- High-grade cotton
Evidence
- The New England Journal of Medicine:
Immediate “Kangaroo Mother Care” and Survival of Infants with Low Birth Weight.
Read paper
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