A team of doctors, nurses and engineers designed an incubator for premature babies that allows them to receive MRI scans to assess their health. The scans can measure levels of metabolic substances in the body that reveals whether the baby might have developmental problems and enabling the use of therapeutic steps sooner. One of the worries for the doctors is the baby’s blood pressure, because it can drop just from moving the baby too much.

          Now by using this specially designed incubator, which rolls right up to the MRI machine, the doctors can get a better look inside the premature baby’s brain. The incubator provides constant heat, a built-in oxygen tank, strap to keep the baby’s head in place, special cables that allow nurses to monitor heart and blood pressure rates, and a camera to let the nurses and doctors see the baby.