HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – The Northern Montana Health Care Foundation Board of Trustees voted unanimously to sponsor the purchase of equipment for the Northern Montana Hospital Labor and Delivery Unit.
A press release says that the Lullaby LED Phototherapy System, also known as “Baby Bili Lights”, will be used for bilirubin therapy on newborns. Bilirubin is a yellow substance that the body creates when it replaces old red blood cells. It may take some time for the infant’s liver to remove bilirubin efficiently. This therapy is called for when a newborn shows signs of jaundice that does not go away on it’s own in a few weeks.
The Lullaby LED units use Phototherapy, which involves shining fluorescent light from the bili lights on bare skin. A specific wavelength of light can break down bilirubin into a form that the body can get rid of. A range of irradiance allows high-low settings for desired treatments.
