Woombie Med Pods

Traditionally, "bili" babies, or babies with elevated bilirubin levels have been placed in a crib underneath phototherapy lights. Some hospitals use a phototherapy blanket, some use a wand, but no matter what type of treatment is used, these babies are left alone, unswaddled.

A nurse will come periodically and turn the baby to side-body position, supine, or prone, but they're left untouched and without boundaries except for a bendy bumper perhaps. The infant is sleeping and not in any pain so it may seem to the untrained eye that they're happy; however, their development and psychosocial wellbeing is still compromised. ALL newborns, especially neonates, need to be swaddled.

• They need boundaries and containment to prevent a trigger of the moro reflex (aka fight or flight response)
• They need warmth, thermoregulations as a newborn cannot regulate its temperature until six months of age
• They need to have something to push against with their limb for muscle development and flexion

Swaddling a hospitalized infant with a blanket just doesn't provide the same benefits. A 360 degree swaddle sack such as a Woombie provides the benefits of a swaddle while allowing the infant to bring hands over heart, hands to milling for increased brain development, or even fingers to mouth for self-soothing.

The Woombie Bili Pod is the first, and only, hospital grade swaddle sack for Bili babies! It's patented peanut-shaped swaddle keeps infant contained, but it's mesh fabric allows 95% of light through from phototherapy. Central lines, monitors and other medical devices can be weaved through mesh or using the patented double zipper. Families and nurses can complete diaper changes without disturbing the infant or causing undue stress from overstimulation.

"The Woombie Bili Pod is genius! I can't wait to get these on our mother/baby unit!"- Leslie Brake, Seton Healthcare Nurse, and inventor of the ACK Wrap