Abstract: In the modern era, balancing professional responsibilities and parenting is a significant challenge for many parents. Due to demanding work schedules or the absence of adequate support systems, parents often struggle to provide their infants with the consistent attention and care they require. The proposed work presents the development of a smart cradle system that combines real-time monitoring, automation, and safety features to support both home infant care and neonatal care units. By integrating advanced IoT technologies, the cradle addresses key challenges faced by caregivers, such as detecting baby cries, monitoring mattress wetness, maintaining optimal environmental conditions, and ensuring proper illumination in low-light settings. The system also includes automatic rocking, soothing music with rotating toys, live video streaming for remote supervision, and an alarm system for prolonged crying. Furthermore, motion detection algorithms distinguish between a sleeping and awake baby, enabling better insights into the infant’s activity patterns. In neonatal care units, this smart cradle reduces the workload of caregivers by automating routine tasks while ensuring the infants’ comfort and safety. Through its user-friendly design and intelligent features, the smart cradle offers a holistic approach to modern baby care, demonstrating its potential to enhance parental confidence and optimize neonatal care environments.
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DOI:
10.17148/IJARCCE.2025.14232
