Re-Connect NICU Families

Help parents stay engaged in their child’s NICU care even when they can’t be there

Schedule Demo

NICU parents often can’t be with their babies and they feel

Disconnected

Alone

Guilty

Scared

Features

Mobile App and Speaker

Life-Line returns a sense of control to parents who feel helpless in the NICU.

Mobile App

Parents can stream their heartbeat to stay connected to their baby

Parents can talk to their baby whenever and wherever they are

Gives parents a way to stay actively engaged in their child's care

Gives parents peace of mind that their baby knows they're loved

Engagement and Support

Keeping parents engaged in their child’s care helps prepare them for the transition when they get to go home

Safety Features

Hospital staff has complete control of the system to protect baby

Limited heart rate range to prevent overstimulation (patent pending)

No patient data transferred out of hospital to comply with HIPAA

Maximum volume limits on speaker to remain in safe range for NICU

Why the Heartbeat?

Familiar, Safe, and Healthy

Using the heartbeat provides a familiar, safe, and healthy way for parents to interact with their baby in the NICU

Existing research shows evidence that the sound of a mother’s heartbeat and voice can:

Aid in Development

Decrease Pain Perception

Provide Calming Effect

Reduce Heart and Lung Issues

“Exposing preterm newborns to mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds…may play an important role in negating the effects of the noxious hospital environment on brain development”

Webb, Alexandra R., et al. “Mother’s Voice and Heartbeat Sounds Elicit Auditory Plasticity in the Human Brain before Full Gestation.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 112, no. 10, 2015, pp. 3152–3157.

“[The heartbeat sound] was associated with a significant decrease in heart rate, improvement in oxygen saturation and reduction in the perception of pain”

Rossi, Andrea, et al. “Music Reduces Pain Perception in Healthy Newborns: A Comparison between Different Music Tracks and Recoded Heartbeat.” Early Human Development, vol. 124, 2018, pp. 7–10.

“Recreating the intra-uterine sound environment may be a means to promote infant development in the NICU”

Parga JJ, Daland R, Kesavan K, Macey PM, Zeltzer L, Harper RM (2018) A description of externally recorded womb sounds in human subjects during gestation. PLoS ONE 13(5):e0197045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197045

“This study demonstrates short-term improvements in cardiorespiratory regulation in extremely preterm infants during exposure to maternal sounds”

Doheny, Laura, et al. “Exposure to Biological Maternal Sounds Improves Cardiorespiratory Regulation in Extremely Preterm Infants.” The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, vol. 25, no. 9, 2012, pp. 1591–1594.

Life-Line is the NICU parent DREAM TOOL. . .I can say that this device is a God-send!

JILL G.

NICU Nurse

About Us

Family First

We are Eric and Courtney Boud. In November 2018, our baby Claire was born with heart and lung problems that required her to stay in the NICU. It was a very difficult time for us, as it is for all parents who go through the experience.

We developed Life-Line as a way to give some level of control and engagement back to parents who may otherwise feel helpless and alone during their NICU stay. We hope that the connections and resources available through Life-line can help bring some hope and joy back to your lives even in times of trial. God bless!