Friday, December 18, 2009

A Look At The Baby Monitor Movement

By Chris Frost

Many parents are told of the changes of incidents that can happen in the first few weeks that a newborn is brought home from the hospital. The fear that a baby may stop breathing when a parent is asleep often cause new parents to spend many sleepless hours monitoring their baby. New advances in technology significantly reduce the fear that this parents have. The baby monitor movement systems that have been developed provide parents with the sensors that alert parents if there are any incidents when an infant is asleep.

Parents are able to rest and sleep soundly knowing that the system will alert them if the baby stops moving for fifteen to twenty seconds. The alert will provide parents with the opportunity to intervene in the incident before any injury occurs. If there is movement in the nursery that should not occur during the night, an alarm will alert parents to the movement without waking the sleeping infant.

Technology has now advanced to the point where these sensitive pads, when placed under the baby, monitor every movement and breath. Alarms are not only designed to go off when babies move in certain ways, but also alert parents to irregular breathing patterns. If the baby does not move at all for 15 seconds, alarms will also sound.

The systems provide parents and caregivers with the ability to proactively protect their infants and babies. The highly sophisticated systems have significantly reduced the issues that result when a baby stops breathing. When the alarms are set for motion detection in a nursery, they also monitor the rooms movement and alert parents to the entry and movement of siblings when baby is asleep.

It is important to remember that even when babies sleep they move. They toss and turn, just like adults, and they even move when they breathe. If caregivers should become concerned, the night-light qualities the monitors contain illuminate just enough to guide parents to their precious bundle. Many also include a room temperature gauge as well as a remote control which will turn on a sound system when a baby becomes fussy.

Parents are provided receiving units that are mobile. Some of the units are made to sit on a counter or table. These units allow a parent to monitor their infant easily when they are eating dinner or reading. Other monitoring systems provide mobile receivers that clip on the clothing of the parent. These units receive clear audio transmissions from as far away as four hundred feet.

The safety and comfort of the infant as well as the peace-of-mind of parents is the number one priority of product designers. As a result, no cords or external power source exists, sensors are lightweight, and materials used are hypo-allergenic. Additionally, since they are battery operated they can be taken anywhere and work as long as the receiver is within 400 yards of the infant.

The extra level of protection provided by the baby monitor movement system is an invaluable aid to parents of newborns. The anxiety that many new parents feel regarding the safety of the newborn when they are asleep is removed when they know that an alarm will sound if the baby stops moving or breathing. This allows parents to get the kind of rest that they need to be alert when they are attending to the baby.

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