The tests that are done to newborns to identify anomalies of the heart could be insufficient, that is why we have found a great invention that they have developed in PediTec, the technological research unit in integrated pediatrics of the General Hospital of Valencia and the Polytechnic University From Valencia.
It's about a smart body which incorporates sensors capable of detect congenital heart disease or sepsis in the baby.
The sensors incorporated in the hypoallergenic cotton body transmit and analyze the cardiovascular activity of the baby. This information is sent wirelessly to a computer with software, also developed by PediTec, which interprets the signals and allows to detect any problem in the functioning of the baby's heart.
Despite not being very frequent, heart disease can have serious consequences in the short and medium term, leave sequelae in children who suffer from them, and even cause death in the most severe cases.
So far, the body was tested on one hundred newborn babies between one and two weeks old. It is not necessary to carry it all day, since with a 40-minute monotorization, it would be enough to detect anomalies.
At the moment it is in full development, but it is not ruled out that it becomes a final product of universal application, and it is also believed that it could serve in the future for the detection of other diseases, such as sudden infant death.
