BYU students invent new night baby monitor, win competition at school

Published: Monday, Dec. 3 2012 4:10 p.m. MST

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A team of six Brigham Young University students won first place, along with the crowd favorite award, and a total of $6,000 in prize money with the Owlet Baby Monitor, which monitors the heart rate and blood-oxygen levels of a baby as it sleeps.

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Gail Fitches

Layton, UT

I think this will save a lot of lives. It reminds me of the oximeter that measures oxygen levels and heart rates, that have an alarm, that I have for my Father. This is a great invention. This may prevent babies dying from SIDs and monitor babies More..

7:42 a.m. Dec. 4, 2012
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omni scent

taylorsville, UT

We took home our pre-mature son home with a big, bulky pulse oximeter. We had to strap on the sensor to his foot every night. Although inconvienent, I think it saved our boy a couple times his O2 got low. This new package looks much more convienent More..

7:48 a.m. Dec. 4, 2012
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stubifier

Kearns, UT

@sisucas

Horrible news? I'll tell you what's horrible news: waking up to find a dead baby. Maybe the product won't work well, maybe it shouldn't land on store shelves until the technology is better developed. But More..

11:41 a.m. Dec. 4, 2012
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