A device for maintaining a deceased fetus or infant at a temperature lowerthan ambient； comprises a frame (14), acooling unit (40) operatively attached to the frame, a cradle or bassinet (20)sized to contain the fetus or infant, operatively attachedto the frame, and thermally connected to the cooling unit (40) which comprisesa compressor system (44), a copper coil surroundedwith an aluminium finned condenser unit (46), heat exchanger (48), evaporator(50) and base plate (30), drain pan (52), power supplyconduit (54), and a thermostat (42).
