Wireless communication integrated active noise control system for infant incubators

Every year, 20 million premature, low-birth-weight, very ill babies are born and most of them are saved by infant incubators. However, the high-level noise inside the incubator results in numerous adverse health effects. It is also difficult for parents bonding with their baby placed in an incubator inside neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This paper presents a wireless communication integrated active noise control (ANC) systems for infant incubators. The system can generate safe, quiet environment for the newborn in the incubator and provide bonding opportunities for infant and their parents both inside and outside the NICU.