The cots are a valuable addition to maternity’s resources because it means that all of the special care nursery cots can be set up the same way, which is important for continuity.

Rene Sharp, the midwifery unit manager at Bathurst Hospital, said the cots are used for assessing newborn infants.

They monitor the baby’s vitals, with a heater to keep them warm and a good light to make it easier to examine them.

The cots can also be used to treat unwell babies. 

Member for Bathurst Paul Toole visited the hospital recently to take a look at the cots, which were donated by the NSW Ministry of Health through the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.

“We are very grateful,” Ms Sharp said. “They are a huge boost to the maternity unit. 

“It is comforting for the families of Bathurst to know that, if they need the equipment, it is available to them,” she said.

The Humpty Dumpty Foundation has been providing support for children’s services since 1996. 

The Foundation buys essential and often life-saving medical equipment for neonatal units (newborn care) and paediatric wards (toddlers and children to 16 years) in hospitals and health service centres across Australia.

Over the years, Humpty’s corporate and community support has grown and they now provide equipment to more than 200 hospitals nationally.