Cribby – IOT Based Crib for Infants

Abstract

Children in the modern day are affected by many diseases sometime after birth. Diseases which affect children at birth are usually caused by premature birth, complications during birth or due to complications during the development of the fetus. These diseases include behavioral, neural and physical disorders. The facts today show that 75% of neonatal deaths take place in the first week of life. This project focuses on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) which can be prevented once notified about any sudden abnormal change in baby’s vitals. CDC tells us that in 2019, there were about 1,250 deaths due to SIDS, about 1,180 deaths due to unknown causes, and about 960 deaths due to accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Therefore, monitoring babies has become essential. IOT based crib is a real time monitoring system placed on a baby’s crib to help monitor the baby using various sensors. This is made possible by the use of Internet of Things (IOT) technology which is the key to the communication between the sensors being used and the module Raspberry Pi 4. The data from the sensors will be collected on Firebase cloud platform which can later be used by the doctors for analyzation. An android application designed on Flutter to notify the doctors of any abnormality in baby’s vitals. The product will be easy to use and thus nursing staff will not be required to take vital readings manually. The potential consumers for this product are pediatrics doctors