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Jose Miguel Sequí-Canet¹, Romina Del Rey-Tormos², Jesús Alba-Fernández²

¹Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Francesc de Borja, 46702 Gandia, Spain.

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Neonatal incubators may transmit excessive vibrations to infants, primarily from the incubator motor. Further research is needed to determine if these incubator vibrations impact neonate health.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Neonatal Care
Environmental Health

Background:

Neonatal wards face significant noise pollution, including both audible noise and physical vibrations.
Vibrations can be transmitted through incubators to vulnerable neonates.
Understanding vibration transmission in incubators is crucial for infant well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To diagnose and quantify vibrations transmitted within neonatal incubators.
To identify the primary sources of incubator-transmitted vibrations.
To assess if vibration levels exceed regulatory standards.

Main Methods:

Vibrations were recorded at the neonate head resting area within incubators.
Measurements were taken across various points, scenarios, days, and time slots.
Data analysis focused on identifying vibration sources and levels.

Main Results:

Incubator motor position was identified as the main source of vibration transmission.
Vibration levels in some scenarios exceeded established regulatory limits.
Environmental factors like air conditioning had a lesser impact compared to the incubator motor.

Conclusions:

The incubator's motor is the predominant contributor to vibrations experienced by neonates.
Exceedance of regulatory vibration levels was observed in specific conditions.
Further investigation is required to ascertain the potential harmful or beneficial effects of these vibrations on neonates.