The breathing monitors we use in our homes today do not do print outs but do alarm us if the baby needs our attention. These monitors not only monitor breathing like the first monitor did but also monitor the baby's sounds and some of them even incorporate a video as well. These monitors monitor your baby's breathing by picking up the rise and fall of their body as they rest, no matter how slight it may be.
It is a pressure sensitive pad and so after 20 seconds of no movement it will alert you that there is something wrong. This will enable you to administer the appropriate first responder care and get your baby to an emergency room in time.With the high prevalence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome the first breathing monitor was invented in 1985 by Lief Karlsson a bio-medical engineer who specialized in monitoring systems for patients.
This first model was called a "Cotwatch" and gave print-outs and continuous monitoring for weeks. It had the basic design of our current breathing monitors - a pad placed under the baby's mattress to monitor their breathing.
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