Medical translation
Understand the ward round
Log daily updates and get plain-language explanations of NICU terms, procedures and diagnoses, so parents can follow what is happening and ask better questions.
Science you can hold in your hands
Health products built on evidence, made to use yourself.
Lyph Lab is an Isle of Man health company founded by a microbiologist and a digital product leader. We build tools people use in their own lives: Swaddled, a digital companion for NICU families, and lab-grade blood testing you do at home.
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Swaddled. The companion every NICU family needs.
Digital Isle of Man Innovation Challenge 2026 finalist
Neonatal intensive care arrives without warning and without a manual. Swaddled turns the jargon, fear and isolation of the NICU into clarity, connection and calm. It was built by two parents of premature babies: one a microbiologist, one a software product leader.
1 in 13babies in the UK are born premature
100,000+NICU admissions in the UK every year
16global innovators selected for the 2026 Innovation Challenge, Swaddled among them
Milestones and journal
One private record
Track clinical progress like weight and feeding alongside the moments that matter, with a secure journal for thoughts, questions for the care team and schedules.
Mental health micro-support
Two minutes at a time
Guided breathing, short grounding exercises and NICU-specific education, designed for the space between ward rounds rather than an hour you do not have.
Peer community
People who have been there
Connection with other parents at a similar stage of the journey, because family and friends rarely speak the NICU’s language.
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Lab-grade blood testing, done at home.
No clinic queue and no appointment. We send a kit to your door, you take the sample at home in a few minutes, and your results come back analysed and explained in plain language by a scientist, not buried in reference ranges you are left to decode alone.
Order your kit
Choose your test and we post the kit to you with clear, step-by-step instructions.
Sample at home
Take the sample yourself at a time that suits you, then return it in the prepaid packaging.
Lab analysis
Your sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory.
Results, explained
You receive your results with a plain-language explanation of what they mean and what to consider next.
Interested in testing for your team or organisation? Get in touch and we will talk it through.
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Founded by people who lived the problem.
Haafizah
Co-founder, content lead
A microbiologist and health researcher, and a mother of three premature babies. After a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and a PhD researching infectious diseases and education, she has experienced the NICU both as a scientist and as a parent. She makes sure everything Lyph Lab produces is evidence-based and useful in the hardest moments.
Yusriy
Co-founder, tech lead
A digital product leader with over 12 years in the software industry, and a father of three premature babies. He builds the technology behind Lyph Lab’s products, with a focus on reliability, accessibility and strengthening the parent’s voice inside care systems.
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Get in touch
Whether you want early access to Swaddled, an at-home blood test, or testing for your team, send us a note and we will come back to you. For Swaddled specifically, you can also write directly to team@swaddled.co.uk.