Couplet Care represents change in the standard of care for mothers and birthing parents, newborns, and health care team members -- facilitating breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, safe sleep, and patient safety, and clinical efficiency in caring for new families.
The Couplet Care Bassinet is now available for sale and distribution within the United States.
New parents need to be able to see and reach their infants.
The Couplet Care Bassinet has been co-designed with birthing parents and health care team members.
Couplet Care is more than a bassinet — it's a key element of achieving respectful, equitable, supportive postpartum care.
Couplet Care, Inc seeks to improve patient safety, clinical efficiency, and health outcomes for mothers and newborns. Preliminary results from independently conducted research funded by the National Institutes of Health suggest the Couplet Care Bassinet is feasible, acceptable, and impactful.
In 2021, Dr. Amanda Thompson led a trial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical Center.
The US is facing a shortfall in direct patient care RN’s of 1.1 million by 2025.
60% reduction compared to other bassinets
The Baby Friendly Hospital standard is less than 60 minutes/day out-of-room time for newborn infants for non-medical reasons.
Caring for mothers and infants together, in the same postnatal unit room and as a couplet is the standard of care across the United States and beyond.
However, outdated bassinets create unnecessary problems, including potential risks of maternal pain or infant injury when attempting to accomplish basic tasks such as comforting, diapering, or feeding.
Additionally, continued use of bassinets that have high walls and can only be positioned adjacent to the maternal bed can contribute to calls to nursing staff to assist with infant handling.
No one should have to ask for help to reach their infants.
Enhance visual and physical access to newborns
Reduce infant risks by providing a secure and accessible sleeping location
Reduce postpartum pain caused by twisting, reaching, and maneuvering the bassinet
Increase new parent access to their infants via ergonomic controls
Promote maternal autonomy by enabling independent interaction as they like and need
