Wearable baby monitors are found not safe based on a research headed by Dr. Christopher Bonafide. This news has been circulating all over the Internet on Jan. 27 and pediatricians are warning parents to stop from buying said products.
In this age of technology and modern living, everyone seems to want to have any material with the word "smart" on it like smartphones, smartTVs and this time, smart baby monitors. These are supposed to cater parents to know if their baby is in good condition whenever they are not around them.
One of the things based on that this research found out according to WebMD, is that these products have no proof in helping kids nor these could determine potential danger to alarm parents. These products could only result in stress because they could create false reports.
Bonafide said that it is bothersome for him as a doctor the fact that parents could be worried when there is nothing to worry about. He would like parents to not be easily swayed by the marketing of companies creating these products.
Products like this work by using pulse oximetry technology along with a heart rate detector, which when combined, could determine the baby's breathing and the heart condition. These are often worn as socks for babies. According to Wearable.com, companies like Mimo and Owlet are known for these products and it would really be bad for parents to be woken up in the middle of the night for nothing.
A Bluetooth is used to send all the signals made by the baby to the baby monitor that is being held by their parents. Most of these products are also not approved by the Food and Drugs Association (FDA), so might as well not shed money because it is not even worth it. The traditional baby monitors are safer than these high-tech ones it would appear.
