No it does not prevent sids, but it alerts u in the event your baby does stop breathing or moving n will give u a fighting chance to save ur baby as opposed to sleeping through your babies death. So we will give Angelcare a failing grade: if experts say movement monitors don’t prevent SIDS, what is the point? Rating: Not Recommended. What you have left are audio or video monitors that are quite pricey compared to other brands. Bottom line: Angelcare’s movement monitoring feature is not worthwhile, in our opinion. In recent years, Anglecare has expanded their line of monitors to include video monitors (around $100). And there is no dual receiver version of the Angelcare audio only monitor, limiting its appeal.
But it is rather pricey (by comparison, the Vtech audio monitor we recommend is 40% cheaper). This model omits the breathing sensor and gets very good marks from parents. In Angelcare’s defense, folks who have this monitor praise it for the “piece of mind.” But you can generally get the same piece of mind from any audio monitor that costs half as much as the Angelcare ( $85 for a single, $100 for double receivers).Īs a side note, we should mention that Angelcare does make an audio-only model (the AC420, $46.50). And Angelcare is very careful to steer clear of such promises (its website doesn’t refer to SIDS, only the “anxiety which all new parents face”).īottom line: if your baby has a medical condition that requires a breathing monitor, you need to get a medical grade monitor from your pediatrician. However, experts such as the American Academy of Pediatrics say monitors like Angelcare don’t work in preventing SIDS. Here’s our problem with this concept: Angelcare clearly plays on parents’ fears of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. If baby stops moving for 20 seconds, an alarm sounds on the parent unit. Second, it measures baby’s “breathing movements” through a sensor placed under the crib mattress.
In a nutshell, Angelcare has two functions: first, it is a regular audio baby monitor. The Angelcare monitor launched in 1997 after engineer Maurice Pinsonnault bought the patent rights to a breathing monitor sold in the UK.
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