where the infant is located resting on the infant platform 12 of the infant care bed 10 in addition to the basic tests of the infant there are also other test devices used on an infant that can be incorporated into the present infant care bed 10 that are of use to the caregiver and one or more are more applicable to either the admission process or the discharge process but not necessarily both as such the present infant care bed 10 may also include as other desired tests further devices incorporated into the infant care bed 10 and which can include blood oxygenation again through the use of the oximeter 28 as well as blood pressure by means of a blood pressure device 30 skin temperature by a thermometer 32 as well as developmental tests motor tests and other physical observations including apgar tests ph tests arterial blood gases and acid base deficit the result of all of the above identified tests as well as other tests that may be desired to be performed on the infant can all be inputted by means of an input device 34 such as a keyboard so the results of any and all tests performed on an infant being attended to on the infant care bed 10 can be electronically recorded by the caregiver by the input device 34 such.