Measuring weight in a neonatal care system with a sensing array

A method, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of weights corresponding to a plurality of load cells of a load cell array that is disposed beneath a patient that is disposed on a mattress;
• identifying a patient location;
• generating a weight map comprising the plurality of weights;
• and
• determining a weight of the patient based on the patient location and the weight map.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive a plurality of strain amounts corresponding to a plurality of strain sensors in a strain sensor array that is disposed beneath a patient that is disposed on a mattress;
• generate a strain map comprising a plurality of strain amounts associated with a corresponding plurality of X, Y coordinate locations for the plurality of strain sensors;
• generate a weight map based on the strain map and a strain-weight model, the weight map comprising a plurality of weights corresponding to the plurality of strain amounts;
• identify a patient location;
• and
• determine a weight of the patient based on the patient location and the weight map.