Technology Magazine July 2018 | Page 157

MIDDLE EAST real-time location services , monitoring patients , staff , assets and even the temperature and humidity within the facility . This ensures safety within the healthcare environment and reassures new mothers of any concerns about mother-to-infant matching and prevention of potential abductions .
“ Today , infant protection is very critical for two reasons : it ensures the right baby is placed with the right mother and are well protected within a secured zone , and it also prevents infants from being abducted ,” explains Babu .
“ We have a radio-frequency identification system whereby babies are tagged with devices that work closely with wi-fi and security systems . If a baby is handed to the wrong parent , is near an unauthorized zone , or is abducted , the doors will immediately lock and sound an
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