A tube for a ventilation system (1) for newborns is provided with a first section (7) comprising a heating wire (14), an electrical conductor (15), and a first connector (9) and a second connector (10), and with a second section (8) comprising a heating wire (16) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, an electrical line (17) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, and a first connector (11) and a second connector (12), wherein the second section (8) comprises a temperature sensor (18), wherein the electrical and pneumatic connection of the first section (7) with the second section (8) via the connection of the second connector (10) of the first section (7) is achievable by either connecting to the first connector (11) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially heatable, or by connecting to the second connector (12) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially not heatable.
