A Survey on Neonatal Incubator Monitoring System

Abstract

Abstract Recently many premature babies have lost their lives due to lack of proper monitoring of the incubator that leads to accidents. A neonatal incubator is an enclosed equipment where a pre-mature infant will be kept in a clean and controlled environment for observation and care. The biological parameters are monitored to ensure the safety of the babies and to prevent death rates. For monitoring the vital signs continuously for pre-mature infants in the hospital it requires sensors and electrodes which is said to be kept in contact to the patient and it can be displayed in a d monitor. Any abnormality in the parameter will be indicated by alarm system. In this survey, we concentrate on the available incubator monitoring systems, the biological parameters measured and analyse techniques used in real-time monitoring, transmission of the data.