| CPC A61G 11/00 (2013.01) [A61G 2200/327 (2013.01); A61G 2210/00 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |

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1. A newborn support device for supporting a newborn in close proximity to a mother, the newborn support device comprising:
a support platform having a top surface configured to receive and support the newborn thereon,
wherein the support platform is provided with an elongated slit that defines a passage in the support platform, the elongated slit being configured to be accessible from a side of the platform and extends through the platform from the top surface to a bottom surface of the platform, the elongated slit being further configured for passing of an umbilical cord with which the newborn is attached to the mother through a part of the platform from the top surface and past the bottom surface, and
wherein the support platform is coupled to a support frame, the support frame being configured for positioning of the platform in close proximity to the mother, and
wherein the platform is an elongated platform with the slit extending in a longitudinal direction of the platform.
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