联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), news article in Chinese (extract, translated), October 8, 2013: To avoid mistakes in matching mother and baby, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Gleneagles have rolled out a three-way newborn identification system linking mother, baby, and cot. This system has an added layer of identification, compared to other hospitals, because it ensures…
Category: Maternity & Labour Ward
Gleneagles Hospital uses RFID to prevent baby mismatch
TODAY, news article (extract), October 4, 2013: Gleneagles Hospital has introduced a new feature to its infant identification system to give parents of newborns greater assurance and peace of mind. In addition to the usual two identity bands that are placed on babies’ ankles, the hospital has added another feature — radio frequency identification (RFID)…
Thomson Medical Centre enhances infant security with baby tagging solution
Joint Thomson Medical and Cadi Scientific news release (extract), February 6, 2013: Mothers who deliver their babies at Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) will now enjoy a greater peace of mind with the launch of a baby tagging solution. Using RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, the Cadi SmartSense Infant Safety Solution (Gen II) allows parents to…
Bangkok Hospital uses RFID to ensure the right baby is given to the right mother
Cadi Scientific, news release, May 2012: Cadi Scientific’s Infant Safety solution was selected by a leading hospital in the Thai capital for its 30-bed maternity ward. This [solution] incorporates a mother-infant matching system that ensures the right infant is given to the right mother at all times. It also has an active RFID tag secured…
Prince Court Medical Center adopts RFID to reduce risk of infant abduction and asset theft
RFID Journal, article (extract), February 16, 2011: The hospital is tracking infants and their mothers, as well as assets, utilizing passive and active RFID tags, with the goal of reducing the risk of infant abduction and asset theft. The Prince Court Medical Center (PCMC), located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is employing active RFID tags with…