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Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Vent/ventilator

A breathing machine which can be controlled by the doctors and nurses giving measured amounts of oxygen allowing baby to breathe with the machine inflating and deflating the lungs. The breathing may be quite fast initially and as baby improves the machine will do less and baby will do more of the breathing. This is weaning baby off the vent.