We claim:
1. A mobile newborn care bed configured to be positioned at a delivery location of
an infant, the mobile newborn care bed comprising:
a bassinette containing a mattress for receiving the infant;
at least two capacitive sensors incorporated in the mattress that record cardiac signals from the infant;
an on-bed computing system configured to receive the cardiac signals and determine a heart rate for the infant;
a battery that powers the on-bed computing system; and
a digital display that displays the heart rate, the digital display communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system.
2. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, wherein the at least two capacitive sensors are metal plates incorporated in the mattress connected to leadwires that transmit the cardiac signals to the on-bed computing system.
3. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, wherein the on-bed computing system includes a cardiac module executable on a processor for the on-bed computing system, the cardiac module executable to determine cardiac information based on the cardiac signals, wherein the cardiac information includes the heart rate.
4. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 3, wherein the on-bed computing system wirelessly transmits the cardiac information and/or the cardiac signals to at least one of a hub device and a host network.
5. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 3, wherein the cardiac module is executable to detect a bradycardia event based on the cardiac signals, generate a bradycardia event notification transmitted to the at least one of the hub device and the host network, and to generate a visual alert displayed on the digital display.

6. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, wherein the digital display is fixed to the bassinette and is powered by the battery.
7. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, wherein the on-bed computing system wirelessly transmits the heart rate and/or cardiac signals to a hub device on a radiant warmer, wherein the hub device is in data communication with and transmits the heart rate and/or cardiac signals to a host network.
8. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 7, wherein the on-bed computing system communicatively connects to a hub display on the radiant warmer when the mobile newborn care bed is in a predetermined position with respect to the radiant warmer.
9. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, further comprising:
a rigid base plate underneath and supporting the mattress;
at least one load cell under the rigid base plate that measures a load of the infant supported on the mattress; and
wherein the on-board computing system determines a weight based on the load measurement and controls the digital display to display the weight.
10. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, further comprising:
a respiration sensor device connectable to a breathing circuit for the infant to measure one or more respiration parameters and communicate the respiration parameter measurements to the on-bed computing system;
wherein the respiration sensor device includes one or more of an oxygen sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, a flow sensor, and a pressure sensor, and the respiration parameter measurements correspondingly include one or more of an O2 measurement, a CO2 measurement, a flow measurement, and a pressure measurement; and

wherein the on-board computing system determines respiratory information based on the respiration parameter measurements and controls the digital display to display the respiratory information.
11. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 1, further comprising a pulse oximeter
device configured to determine an Sp02 value for the infant and transmit the SpCh
value to the on-bed computing system, and wherein the on-board computing system
controls the digital display to display the SpCh value.
12. A method of monitoring a newborn infant, the method comprising:
recording cardiac signals from the infant with two or more capacitive sensors
incorporated in a mattress of a mobile newborn care bed;
receiving the cardiac signals at an on-bed computing system of the mobile newborn care bed;
determining a heart rate in the on-bed computing system based on the cardiac signals; and
displaying the heart rate on a digital display communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising wirelessly transmitting the cardiac
signals and/or heart rate from the on-bed computing system to at least one of a host
network and a hub device.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:
detecting a bradycardia event with the processor in the on-bed computing system based on the cardiac signals;
controlling the digital display with the on-bed computing system to display an alert; and

wirelessly transmitting a bradycardia event notification to the at least one of the host network and the hub device.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising wirelessly transmitting the heart rate and/or cardiac signals from the on-bed computing system to the hub device on a radiant warmer, and wirelessly transmitting the heart rate and/or cardiac signals from the hub device to the host network.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
determining at the on-bed computing system that the mobile newborn care bed is in a predetermined position with respect to a radiant warmer; and
transmitting a display command to a hub display on the radiant warmer from the on-bed computing system to display the heart rate and/or the cardiac signal when the mobile newborn care bed is in the predetermined position.
17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
measuring a load of the infant with a load cell positioned under a rigid base plate supporting the mattress, the load cell communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system;
receiving the load measurement at the on-bed computing system;
determining a weight based on the load measurement; and
displaying the weight on the digital display.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
detecting an apnea event based on the load information; and wirelessly transmitting an apnea event notification to one of a hub device or a host network.
19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

measuring one or more respiration parameters with a respiration sensor device communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system, wherein the respiration sensor device includes one or more of an oxygen sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, a flow sensor, and a pressure sensor;
receiving the respiration parameter measurements at the on-bed computing system;
determining respiratory information with the on-bed computing system based on the respiration parameter measurements; and
displaying the at least a portion of the respiratory information on a digital display.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
determining an SpCh value with a pulse oximeter communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system;
receiving the SpCh value at the on-bed computing system; and displaying SpCh value on the digital display.
21. A mobile newborn care bed configured to be positioned at a delivery location of
a newborn infant, the mobile newborn care bed comprising:
a bassinette containing a mattress that supports the infant;
a frame that supports the bassinette;
an on-bed computing system comprising a processor;
a flow sensor that measures a gas flow within a breathing circuit for the infant;
a CO2 sensor that measures an expired CO2 within the breathing circuit for the infant;
a resuscitation module executable on the processor of the on-bed computing system to receive the flow measurement and the CO2 measurement and determine respiratory information for the infant; and

a digital display communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system that displays the respiratory information.
22. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 21, wherein the CO2 sensor and the flow sensor are contained in a respiration sensor device communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system and connectable within a breathing circuit for the infant, wherein the respiration sensor device further comprises at least one of an O2 sensor, a flow sensor, a pressure sensor, and a temperature sensor.
23. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 22, wherein the respiration sensor device connects between a breathing tube and a mask in the breathing circuit.
24. The mobile newborn care bed of claim 21, further comprising a respirator device and at least one gas supply tank supported on the frame and supplying gas to the breathing circuit for the infant.
25. A method of providing resuscitative care to a newborn infant, the method comprising:
measuring a gas flow with a flow sensor in a breathing circuit for the infant and communicating the flow measurement to an on-bed computing system;
measuring an expired CO2 with a CO2 sensor in the breathing circuit for the infant and communicating the CO2 measurement to an on-bed computing system;
determine respiratory information for the infant with the on-bed computing system based on at least the flow measurement and the CO2 measurement; and
displaying the respiratory information on a digital display communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system.
26. The method of claim 25, supplying a respiration sensor device
communicatively connected to the on-bed computing system, the respiration sensor

device containing at least the flow sensor and the CO2 sensor and connectable within the breathing circuit for the infant.