Infant Monitoring System [infant death prevention system]

It is not uncommon for parents, worried for their infant's health, to stay awake and watch their child sleep or to check on the infant's breathing several times during the night. Some parents of children with an identifiable risk for dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) rightfully opt to purchase or rent expensive, complex, and often highly invasive monitoring equipment in the hopes of preventing a SIDS death. However, due to the high cost and complexity of available systems, this is not an option for all parents.ZenTech will create the Infant Monitoring System (IMS). The IMS will be a system whose interface to the sleeping child is virtually invisible, requiring no direct contacts to the infant. A user interface will provide the parent of caretaker with information concerning the current status of the infant's breathing. The IMS will be reliable and inexpensive such that it will be accessible by almost all parents. The IMS will prove to be an invaluable addition to the class of currently available home monitors.