A mother-baby skin contact assisting device
By designing an adjustable skin-contact assist device for mothers and babies, the problem of adaptability for babies of different sizes has been solved, improving fit and comfort, reducing the physical exertion of mothers, and ensuring the safety and continuity of mother-baby contact.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NINGBO MEDICAL CENT LIHUILI HOSPITACL
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing mother-infant skin contact assistive devices cannot adapt to infants of different body sizes, resulting in insufficient fit or excessive restraint, which affects the effectiveness of mother-infant skin contact and the mother's physical exertion.
A mother-infant skin contact aid device was designed, comprising a wrapping cloth, elastic straps, a filling cavity, an adjustment device, and a temperature measuring patch. The size of the placement cavity is adjusted by the filling material and air, and combined with the adjustable hat height and strap fixation, it can adapt to the needs of infants of different sizes and monitor the infant's body temperature in real time.
It achieves flexible adaptation to babies of different sizes, improves fit and comfort, reduces physical exertion for mothers, and ensures the safety and continuity of mother-infant contact.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of maternal and infant care equipment technology, and in particular to an auxiliary device for skin contact between mother and baby. Background Technology
[0002] Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is one of the core interventions in Early Essential Care for Newborns (EENC). Placing the newborn directly against the mother's chest for skin-to-skin contact helps stabilize the baby's body temperature, promotes breastfeeding, and strengthens the bond between mother and child. According to EENC guidelines, SSC should last for at least 90 minutes after the newborn's birth, during which the first breastfeeding should take place. However, maintaining the SSC position for a long time requires a lot of physical strength from the mother, especially in a weakened state after childbirth. The mother needs to balance the baby's positional stability with her own activity needs, which can easily lead to fatigue, causing the baby to slip or the contact to be interrupted, thus affecting the effectiveness of SSC.
[0003] Chinese utility model patent CN219963195U discloses a mother-infant skin contact support bag, including a cover cloth. A pocket body is sewn into the middle of the cover cloth. Multiple buttons are sewn into the left side of one end of the cover cloth. Multiple elastic straps are sewn into the right side of the cover cloth at the same end as the buttons. An elastic band is sewn into the bottom of the cover cloth. An elastic band is sewn into the top of the pocket body. Notches are opened on both sides of the cover cloth near the top. This design supports the baby through the pocket body, freeing the mother's hands and preventing the newborn from slipping off the mother's chest. However, the size of the pocket body is fixed and cannot fit babies of different sizes. Especially for premature or older babies, it is easy to have insufficient fit or excessive restraint. Utility Model Content
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a maternal and infant skin contact auxiliary device that can flexibly adjust the size of the main body to adapt to infants of different sizes, so as to better meet clinical needs.
[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows: a mother and baby skin contact auxiliary device, including a wrapping cloth and multiple elastic straps. The elastic straps are fixed on the wrapping cloth. The wrapping cloth cooperates with the front chest of the human body to form a placement cavity. The placement cavity is used to place the baby. The wrapping cloth is divided into a back area, a foot area and a side area. The side area is provided with a filling cavity. The back area is connected to a hat. An adjustment device is provided between the hat and the back area.
[0006] Furthermore, a zipper is fixed on the side area. By opening the zipper, the filling material can be added or removed into the filling cavity, thereby reducing or expanding the space of the placement cavity. The filling material is DuPont cotton.
[0007] Furthermore, an air inlet is fixed on the side area. Opening the air inlet allows air to be injected into the filling cavity, thereby changing the size of the placement cavity.
[0008] Furthermore, the adjustment device includes a button fixed to the back area, and the hat has a plurality of vertically arranged buttonholes, the button engaging with one of the buttonholes, and the width of the hat being smaller than the width of the back area.
[0009] Furthermore, a temperature measuring patch is attached to the back area, with the sensing end of the temperature measuring patch fixed to the inside of the back area for contact with the infant's skin, and the display end of the temperature measuring patch protruding outside the back area for easy observation by medical staff.
[0010] Furthermore, the foot area has a bottom pocket on the side closest to the body, and the two sides of the bottom pocket are fixed to the side area.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are that the design of the side area filling cavity allows for flexible adjustment of the size of the placement cavity space to suit the needs of infants of different sizes (such as premature infants or older infants), improving fit and comfort; the adjustment device between the back area and the hat can be adjusted according to the infant's height to prevent the infant from catching a cold due to not being fully wrapped; at the same time, a temperature measuring patch is added to the back area to monitor the infant's body temperature in real time, ensuring the safety of SSC. Attached Figure Description
[0012] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the present invention; Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the present invention. Detailed Implementation
[0013] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0014] like Figure 1-3As shown, a mother-infant skin contact assistive device includes a swaddle cloth 1 and multiple elastic straps 2. The elastic straps 2 are sewn onto the swaddle cloth 1 and wrap around the mother's body to fix the swaddle cloth 1 to the mother's chest. The swaddle cloth 1 and the mother's chest form a placement cavity 3 for placing the infant. The swaddle cloth 1 is divided into a back area 11, a foot area 12, and a side area 13. The side area 13 has a filling cavity 14, and a zipper 131 is sewn onto the side area 13. Unzipping the zipper 131 allows for adding or removing filling material into the filling cavity 14, thus reducing or expanding the space of the placement cavity 3. The filling material is DuPont cotton or other environmentally friendly cotton. After filling, the zipper 131 is zipped up. If the infant is large, the filling material in the filling cavity 14 is reduced; if the infant is small, the filling material in the filling cavity 14 is increased. A hat 15 is connected to the back area 11, and an adjustment device 17 is provided between the hat 15 and the back area 11. The adjustment device 17 includes a button 171 fixed to the back area 11. The hat 15 has multiple vertically arranged buttonholes 172. The button 171 cooperates with one of the buttonholes 172. The button 171 adjusts the height of the hat 15 by cooperating with different buttonholes 172 to fully wrap the baby and prevent him / her from getting cold. The width of the hat 15 is smaller than the width of the back area 11, so as to achieve full wrapping without covering the baby's mouth and nose. A temperature measuring patch 16 is attached to the back area 11. The sensing end 161 of the temperature measuring patch 16 is fixed to the inside of the back area 11 and in contact with the baby's skin. The display end 162 of the temperature measuring patch 16 is exposed outside the back area 11 for medical staff to observe the temperature. The foot area 12 has a bottom pocket 121 on the side closest to the body. The two sides of the bottom pocket 121 are fixed to the side area 13. This design is to prevent the baby from falling out from under the device during use and causing an accident.
[0015] The temperature measuring patch 16 used in this example is a commercially available product and will not be described in detail here.
[0016] In addition to the structure shown in the attached figure, an air inlet is fixed on the side area 13. When the air inlet is opened, air is filled into the filling cavity 14, which changes the size of the placement cavity 3 and fits the baby, ensuring the baby's stability in front of the mother's chest. If the baby is large, less air is filled in, and if the baby is large, more air is filled in.
[0017] The scope of protection of this utility model includes, but is not limited to, the above embodiments. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the claims. Any substitutions, modifications, or improvements to this technology that are easily conceived by those skilled in the art shall fall within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims
1. A skin-contact assistive device for mothers and infants, comprising a swaddle cloth and multiple elastic straps, the elastic straps being fixed to the swaddle cloth, the swaddle cloth forming a placement cavity with the chest of a human body, the placement cavity being used to place an infant, characterized in that, The wrapping cloth is divided into a back area, a foot area, and a side area. The side area is provided with a filling cavity, and the back area is connected to a hat. An adjustment device is provided between the hat and the back area.
2. The mother-infant skin contact assistive device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A zipper is fixed to the side area. By opening the zipper, the filling material can be added or removed into the filling cavity, thereby reducing or expanding the space of the placement cavity. The filling material is DuPont cotton.
3. The mother-infant skin contact assistive device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, An air inlet is fixed on the side area. Opening the air inlet allows air to be injected into the filling cavity, thus changing the size of the placement cavity.
4. The mother-infant skin contact assistive device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The adjustment device includes a button fixed to the back area, and the hat has a plurality of vertically arranged buttonholes, the button engaging with one of the buttonholes, and the width of the hat being smaller than the width of the back area.
5. The mother-infant skin contact assistive device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A temperature measuring patch is attached to the back area. The sensing end of the temperature measuring patch is fixed to the inside of the back area for contact with the baby's skin. The display end of the temperature measuring patch is exposed on the outside of the back area for easy observation by medical staff.
6. The mother-infant skin contact assistive device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The foot area has a bottom pocket on the side closest to the body, and the two sides of the bottom pocket are fixed to the side area.