Cold Cot: The Caring Cradle®
What is a cold cot?
A cold cot is also often referred to as a cooling cradle, or a cooling bassinet.
It’s a specialized cooling device, such as the Caring Cradle, used to preserve a baby after stillbirth or infant loss. By gently cooling the baby, the cold cot slows the natural changes that occur after death. This creates more time for families to say goodbye.
Who uses cold cots?
Cold cots are used in hospitals, hospices and funeral homes for perinatal bereavement care. Families are given more time to process their loss. They’re able to hold their baby, take photographs, create meaningful memories together, and so much more.
For families experiencing stillbirth and infant loss, those final moments are so incredibly valuable, and they deserve the peace and dignity that comes with having more time. Cold cots like the Caring Cradle are a form of compassionate support provided by healthcare teams that give families those extra precious moments to say goodbye.
The time and memories this cradle provides are so important for grieving families. The Caring Cradle allows families who thought they would spend a lifetime with their loved baby, time to say goodbye and create memories in a respectable way. It truly is an immeasurable gift.
Brittany & Joshua Martin, Jaxon's parents
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At Caring Cradle® we know you want to provide more peace for mothers of stillborn babies.
To do this, mothers need more time with their baby to say goodbye. The problem is, in these moments of crisis, hospitals aren’t equipped to provide them with the time they need, which makes mothers feel more trauma, shock, and grief.
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What is a Caring Cradle (Cold Cot)?
The Caring Cradle is a perinatal bereavement device engineered specifically for IUFD, Neonatal death, and stillborn. The Caring Cradle is a cooling device, or cooling cot, designed to help delay natural processes that may occur while gifting families uninterrupted time, not just hours but days. The Caring Cradle is a tool that uses a gel pad, that is to be swaddled with the infant in a blanket. This allows families to hold their infant with no attachments.
DESIGNED FOR HOSPITAL
The unit arrives complete, assembled, and ready to assist staff and families. The cot and cart’s simple, modern design includes four easy glide locking wheels that allow for quiet, secure setup and removal. The cooling mechanisms are stored securely in the hex locked section of the cabinet and are never visible to families.
SIMPLE SETUP
Setup for use is simple and requires no staff monitoring or management. We recommend the unit be plugged in for approximately 30 minutes before anticipated use. This allows the entire cot to reach the desired temperature. Once set up and plugged in the unit can operate for three days or longer depending on the family’s needs.
EASY TO CLEAN
Our cradles are designed with all non-porous materials, making them easy to sanitize between uses. The cart design features a powder-coated metal finish and the cots are made of durable recycled vinyl with a plastic fill that allows the use of any commercial-grade or bleach-based cleaner.
Two Cradle/Cot Designs Available
The original Caring Cradle and the new Caring Cradle "Mini" will provide countless mothers a more dignified, comfortable way to spend time with their baby immediately following infant loss. The Caring Cradle “Mini” provides all the same, well-loved features while making space more comfortable and suitable for losses under four pounds.
Why Nurses Prefer Our Cooling Cots
The Caring Cradle is self-contained. There are never any fluids to be replaced, wasted, or disposed of. There are no parts to replace. There are not any additional costs to the hospital to keep the unit running as intended. Nurses have nothing to track or reorder. Other than wiping the unit down following each use, with a hospital-approved cleaner made for similar materials, the unit requires no further attention.
Top Benefits Listed by Hospitals
- Completely self-contained – no tubes, liquids or supervision needed
- No Maintenance – no replacement parts or routine care
- Simple to use – Plug it in and turn it on
- Easy Training – a simple 15-minute video
- Minimizes staff stress – ready to use and reliable
- Designed to suit all needs – available in 2 sizes for full term and preemie loss.
The most dignified, comfortable means to spend time with a baby following infant loss
The Caring Cradle is designed to assist the nurse, requiring no supervision, monitoring, or maintenance. It does not have any tubes, wires, or fluids to monitor or replace. It does not require replacement parts.
Once the unit is plugged in, it may be left to run continuously, for days, with no intervention. The Caring Cradle frees nurses from remaining bedside with a distraught mother because now the mother has what she wants at that moment, more private, uninterrupted time with her baby.
