Oxford spin-out Oxehealth successfully concludes trials into baby monitoring.
Oxehealth, a spin-out of Oxford University, has concluded trials into camera-based health monitoring technology which could provide the next generation of baby monitors.
Able to measure a baby’s heart and respiratory rate without wearable devices or physical contact, the software has been successfully trialled at John Radcliffe Hospital where it was deployed in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.
The company’s technology is also currently being trialled at high level psychiatric hospital Broadmoor to continuously monitor at-risk patients.
Jonathan Chevallier, CEO at Oxehealth, said: “Virtually every new parent in the UK buys a baby monitor when they first have a child, and some will buy multiple monitors as they seek to find the best on the market. Many current monitors with their passive audio visual feedback do not provide warnings of problems – other than baby distress. Building vital signs monitoring into these devices would enable constant feedback to parents on the baby’s heartbeat and breathing rate, providing considerable reassurance to parents and early warnings of any problems. This is a huge step forward in infant monitoring.”
