Students in Israel invent device to help prevent cot death
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  •   Students in Israel invent device to help prevent cot death
  • 8/24/2011
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    ​Students in Israel have invented a device which detects symptoms associated with cot death and notifies parents.
    For all parents, the threat of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) presents a constant worry. In the United Kingdom alone, SIDS accounts for the death of 300 healthy babies a year[1], but parents could soon help protect their children against this global problem.
    It is widely believed a change in the colour of a child’s skin is a symptom of SIDS[2]. Algorithms programmed into BabyBeat’s software interpret images from a simple web camera in order to detect subtle changes in skin tone, indicating a slowed pulse. If it senses such a change, BabyBeat sounds an alarm that startles the infant back into a normal breathing pattern as well as alerting parents. Anara Feinsilver (24) and Tomer Apal (27) created BabyBeat as part of their studies at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
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    For more information or for interviews, please contact Craig Owen on 0207 957 9528 or at press1@london.mfa.gov.il.
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