An incubator is an enclosed device or a setup that is used for growing cell cultures and maintaining them at specific temperatures, humidity levels and also ensuring a favorable growth environment. In 1860, a French man, Etienne Stephane Tarnier was the first to apply it for regular care of the premature babies. An incubator, more often, is a device used in hospitals to provide a protective and controlled environment for premature babies or those born with health related issues. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm, i.e. less than 37 weeks of gestation. This is a strong indication of the requirement for infant incubators. Infant incubators provide heat therapy, ventilation, jaundice management, and other types of treatment that premature babies tend to require. In a few cases neonatal incubators are also used for full term infants, who are born with some form of illness and need to be kept under observation in incubator for...
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