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Zahra Bayanolhagh

Master Student in Nanobiomimetics

Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch

Caring for newborns is one of the main chal-
lenges in every parent’s life. If the newborn is
the first child in the family, the parents’ inex-
perience multiplied this sensitivity. Diagnosis of
jaundice in infants, measuring body tempera-
ture, heart rate, blood oxygen level, and wake-
up alarm are some of the most critical prob-
lems families face at the beginning of the birth
of their children. Every existing solution has
some advantages and disadvantages, and the
main problem is the lack of an integrated sys-
tem for diagnosing all the mentioned symp-
toms. The next issue is providing services in
some methods that are not easy and burden
financial and time costs for parents.
In addition to increasing speed and reducing
costs, the use of image processing technol-
ogy does not cause the slightest injury to the
baby and the growth of the stem cells. Its ap-
plication is fast and straightforward and does
not require training.
In a neonatal jaundice diagnostic device, the
amount of neonatal jaundice is measured us-
ing image processing by examining the yellow
color of the skin and the sclera of the baby’s
eyes. In addition, they are using this technolo-
gy to measure a baby’s heart rate, body tem-
perature, and blood oxygen level and alert par-
ents if the baby wakes up.
A neonatal jaundice detector using image pro-
cessing includes a lithium polymer battery as
a power supply. This battery can be charged
via the charging socket provided in the circuit,
and SMD continuous light is used to provide
enough light for imaging. A color LCD is em-
bedded in the device to display information
and analysis, and an ESP32-CAM camera is
employed for imaging in this device.
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