Wireless Monitoring of Vital Signs in Premature Infants at Máxima MC

Máxima MC in the Netherlands claims to be the first hospital in the world to wirelessly monitor the vital signs of premature babies. The hospital utilizes the so-called Bambi Belt, a band worn around the baby’s chest. The significant advantage of this relatively new solution is the elimination of the need for electrodes to be applied to the baby’s chest.

Every year, millions of premature infants worldwide are placed in an incubator in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where their vital signs must be continuously monitored. Traditionally, electrodes are applied to the tiny chests of babies for measuring heart rate and rhythm. With the introduction of the Bambi Belt, a silicone band equipped with various sensors and...