About NICU Webcams
Bonding between parents and their new baby is as important in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as it is at home. Sometimes you just need to know everything is ok. A webcam can help your family develop that bond with your hospitalized infant using real-time video. Enjoy the ability to be with your infant wherever you are!
Reading Hospital's NICU is the only unit in the region that offers parents the ability to monitor their infants throughout the day and night with the webcam system.
How Do Our NICU Webcams Work?
This easy-to-use system helps new parents and families bond with their babies — even when they can’t be by their sides.
You decide viewing times, up to 24 hours. The webcam, using a camera placed near the baby’s crib, is continuous live streaming of video. Whether it's 2 a.m. or 12 p.m., access is as close as your phone or computer. You can take snapshots for individual pictures; however, videotaping is not permitted. Access may be interrupted for technical downtime or when your infant is receiving care.
Parents are given an encrypted password that enables them to access a secure video stream of their child. They can see their baby, take snapshots, and even read messages that may be posted for them by the NICU staff.
Enrollment
Discuss enrollment and availability of viewing times with your healthcare team. At the time of enrollment, you will be required to sign an authorization form. After, you will receive instructions on how to access the secure site.