Radio system for remotely listening to a child

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Baby monitor

<p>A <b>baby monitor</b>, also known as a <b>baby alarm</b>, is a <a href="/en/Radio" title="Radio" class="wl">radio</a> system used to remotely listen to sounds made by an <a href="/en/Infant" title="Infant" class="wl">infant</a>. An audio monitor consists of a transmitter unit, equipped with a <a href="/en/Microphone" title="Microphone" class="wl">microphone</a>, placed near to the child.  It transmits the sounds by <a href="/en/Radio_wave" title="Radio wave" class="wl">radio waves</a> to a receiver unit with a <a href="/en/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker" class="wl">speaker</a> carried by, or near to, the person caring for the infant. Some baby monitors provide <a href="/en/Two-way_communication" title="Two-way communication" class="wl">two-way communication</a> which allows the parent to speak back to the baby (parent talk-back). Some allow music to be played to the child. A monitor with a video camera and receiver is often called a <i>baby cam</i>.</p>

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<p>One of the primary uses of baby monitors is to allow attendants to hear when an infant wakes, while out of immediate hearing distance of the infant. Although commonly used, there is no evidence that these monitors prevent <a href="/en/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome" title="Sudden infant death syndrome" class="mw-redirect wl">SIDS</a>, and many doctors believe they provide a false sense of security.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> Infants and young children can often be heard over a baby monitor in <a href="/en/Crib_talk" title="Crib talk" class="wl">crib talk</a>, in which they talk to themselves. This is a normal part of practising their language skills.</p>



A baby monitor, also known as a baby alarm, is a radio system used to remotely listen to sounds made by an infant. An audio monitor consists of a transmitter unit, equipped with a microphone, placed near to the child.  It transmits the sounds by radio waves to a receiver unit with a speaker carried by, or near to, the person caring for the infant. Some baby monitors provide two-way communication which allows the parent to speak back to the baby . Some allow music to be played to the child. A monitor with a video camera and receiver is often called a baby cam. One of the primary uses of baby monitors is to allow attendants to hear when an infant wakes, while out of immediate hearing distance of the infant. Although commonly used, there is no evidence that these monitors prevent SIDS, and many doctors believe they provide a false sense of security. Infants and young children can often be heard over a baby monitor in crib talk, in which they talk to themselves. This is a normal part of practising their language skills. 