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Incubators designed to provide a closed controlled environment to maintain appropriate temperature and humidity levels for infants. These incubators typically consist of a clear removable plastic hood with a mattress; they also include some means to warm the infant, providing heated air (either by natural flow or forced) or through a warm water mattress. The incubators usually include temperature controls that work automatically either by measuring the air temperature or through a temperature sensor attached to the infant skin. Most incubators also include humidity controls. Infant incubators are used mainly for premature infants and in other newborns that cannot regulate body temperature.
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