GSM based Remote Patient Monitoring System for Neonate in Rural Areas

Abstract

In today's world the health sector in the rural areas of our country are facing deplorable conditions. This scenario had worsen over the years. The age groups mostly affected are neonates because of their lower immunity are more prone to disease and infections. This has led to an increase in the neonatal mortality rate. Monitoring of vital parameters is essential in neonatal care. This paper, focuses on the development of a contactless measurement method for the body parameter of infants. The weight of the neonate is measured using load cell. The method proposed has been designed to verify the ability of the neonatal body parameters, to measure and correctly operate the process of weight on the neonate. The remote monitoring of the physiological parameter can be acquired by interfacing GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) through LabVIEW to the primary health care hospital (Anganvadi). Patient monitoring systems measure either endlessly or at frequent intervals over time by the ASHA workers. So that they can travel to the particular site in consequential neonatal conditions and treat them efficiently without time straggle.