Eera Sarda
B.A. Medicine & B.A. of Surgery
Newcastle University
Novonate
Overview
Family holding, or skin-to-skin contact, has been proven to provide numerous health benefits for both mothers and babies.
The Issue
Clinicians hesitate to allow child holding for NICU infants, fearing dislodgement of the attached critical key lines that could put the child in critical condition.
Approach
We believe parents should be able to safely hold their children in NICUs, and we strive to develop a device to secure these lines with guidance from Novonate.
MTM Student Engagement
This project encompasses conducting a user needs assessment, prototyping and designing a medical device, and developing the business strategy.
MTM Team Members
Nicholas Choquette
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Caltech
Fiara Llaguno
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
San Jose State University
Andrea Guerrero
M.A. Biomedical Engineering
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya/Universitat de Barcelona