A I-incubator yentsana yenzelwe ukubonelela ngendawo ekhuselekileyo, elawulwayo yeentsana ukuze iphile ngelixa i-organi ebalulekileyo ikhula. Ibunjwe ikakhulu yikhabhathi yomntwana, umlawuli wobushushu, i-incubator chassiation, njl njl. Njl. Ngokungafaniyo ne-bassinet elula, i-incubator ibonelela ngendawo enokuhlengahlengiswa ukubonelela ngobushushu obufanelekileyo kunye nexabiso elifanelekileyo leoksijini, umswakama kunye nokukhanya.