How recommendable are “apnea monitors” like “Angel Care”?
It depends on what the apneas are thought to be useful for, who recommended them, and whether the problem they are attempting to eliminate has been shown by good science to be effectively improved or prevented by that particular monitor. My opinion is that their usefulness is highly limited. Apnea monitors are not recommended to prevent SIDS, though I understand why parents of potentially ill infants might feel more secure by using them. Many mothers that start out using apnea monitors give them up and rely on their own capacities to stabilize their infants Mother’s proximity and monitoring coupled with the infants capacity to sense mothers sensory stimuli should prove extremely effective in most cases.
