An Infant Monitoring System Using CO/sub 2/ Sensors

Premature birth is considered to be a substantial problem in perinatal medicine, which in the vast majority of cases (>60%), concerns African and South Asian countries. Nevertheless, prematurity is a global problem and is faced by both less-developed (where 12% of babies are prematurely born) and well-developed countries (with 9% prematurity rate) [1, 2]. The percentage of children born prematurely, i.e., before the 37th week of pregnancy, was 8.7% in Europe, while, in Poland, it was 7.34% [3]. Care of prematurely born babies is a huge challenge for parents and medical staff in the neonatal intensive care unit. Preterm infants, because of their low weight and gestational age, are prone to health problems and even death. For this reason, continuous monitoring of health parameters plays an important role. It is achieved by the use of various sensors that are inserted in infants’ garments. Sensor systems monitor an infant’s health condition, and then the data are transmitted to doctors or parents. This article is for illustrative purposes, aimed at presenting solutions such as the use of sensors for monitoring infants’ physiological parameters.

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“…The analysis was repeated with two people using two sets of sensors/transmitters. The results were identical [16].…”

Section: Respiration Sensorsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…Hung Cao et al [16] proposed the monitoring system for children to minimize the risk of SIDS. This system can be applied at home and in the hospital.…”

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confidence: 99%

Textronic Solutions Used for Premature Babies: A Review

Wilgocka

Skrzetuska

Krucińska

et al. 2021

AUTEX Research Journal

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“…Another field of work in the prevention and control of SIDS is the monitoring of the environment in which the newborn rests. In this line, the authors of [ 52 ] propose the use of a device that is capable of measuring the level of CO 2 (Carbon Dioxide) exhaled by the newborn in its cradle. Thanks to the data provided by this sensor, the authors can detect possible breathing anomalies that can lead to an apnea episode.…”

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A Context-Aware Indoor Air Quality System for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention

Iglesia

Paz

González

et al. 2018

Sensors

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Context-aware monitoring systems designed for e-Health solutions and ambient assisted living (AAL) play an important role in today’s personalized health-care services. The majority of these systems are intended for the monitoring of patients’ vital signs by means of bio-sensors. At present, there are very few systems that monitor environmental conditions and air quality in the homes of users. A home’s environmental conditions can have a significant influence on the state of the health of its residents. Monitoring the environment is the key to preventing possible diseases caused by conditions that do not favor health. This paper presents a context-aware system that monitors air quality to prevent a specific health problem at home. The aim of this system is to reduce the incidence of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which is triggered mainly by environmental factors. In the conducted case study, the system monitored the state of the neonate and the quality of air while it was asleep. The designed proposal is characterized by its low cost and non-intrusive nature. The results are promising.

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“…For the noncontact methods, some researchers made use of CO 2 sensors placed around the crib on the bars to provide sufficient information about respiration [ 35 ]. There are many commercial off-the-shelf CO 2 sensors in the market with various sensing principles, such as electrochemical-based, infrared-based and metal-oxide-based sensors.…”

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Wearable Sensor Systems for Infants

Zhu

Liu

et al. 2015

Sensors

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Continuous health status monitoring of infants is achieved with the development and fusion of wearable sensing technologies, wireless communication techniques and a low energy-consumption microprocessor with high performance data processing algorithms. As a clinical tool applied in the constant monitoring of physiological parameters of infants, wearable sensor systems for infants are able to transmit the information obtained inside an infant's body to clinicians or parents. Moreover, such systems with integrated sensors can perceive external threats such as falling or drowning and warn parents immediately. Firstly, the paper reviews some available wearable sensor systems for infants; secondly, we introduce the different modules of the framework in the sensor systems; lastly, the methods and techniques applied in the wearable sensor systems are summarized and discussed. The latest research and achievements have been highlighted in this paper and the meaningful applications in healthcare and behavior analysis are also presented. Moreover, we give a lucid perspective of the development of wearable sensor systems for infants in the future.

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An Infant Monitoring System Using CO/sub 2/ Sensors

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Textronic Solutions Used for Premature Babies: A Review

Textronic Solutions Used for Premature Babies: A Review

A Context-Aware Indoor Air Quality System for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prevention

Wearable Sensor Systems for Infants

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