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Parents purchase baby monitors to allay numerous concerns, often with the misconception that monitoring babies might prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In a special essay, an expert has reviewed an increasingly marketed phenomenon of wearable home baby monitors. Here are some basics you should know:
These devices are not regulated by the FDA and may be marketed with the vague enticement of “keeping babies safe.”
One device is a sock that measures heart rate and oxygen concentration. Other monitors provide various data; for example, an ankle monitor tracks heart rate and temperature.
These devices do not have alarms; they are sold as consumer products rather than as medical devices.
In addition to wearable monitors, smartphone applicat…