Systems and methods for indicating an open porthole in an infant care station

An infant care station system to enclose an infant on a mattress, the system comprising:

• a base that supports the mattress;
• panels that extend upwardly from the base and together form an enclosure around the mattress, wherein first and second portholes are defined through the panels, and wherein the first and second portholes provides access into the enclosure;
• first and second porthole doors corresponding to the first and second portholes, respectively, each having locked and unlocked positions, wherein the first and second porthole doors cover the first and second portholes only in the locked positions, respectively;
• first and second detection systems corresponding to the first and second portholes, respectively, which detect when the first and second porthole doors are in the unlocked positions, respectively;
• first and second lighting systems operatively coupled to the first and second detection systems, respectively, wherein the first and second lighting systems are configured to emit light when the first and second porthole doors are detected to be in the unlocked position, respectively;
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• first and second power systems corresponding to the first and second porthole doors, respectively, which provide energy to the first and second lighting system for emitting the light, respectively.