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Owlet Announces Creation of Baby Safety Task Force to Educate, Innovate, and Advocate for Better Baby Safety Standards

  • Owlet, Inc. launched the Baby Safety Task Force during Baby Safety Month to raise infant safety standards through education, product innovation, & advocacy.
  • The initiative aims to address sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), which remains the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the US with rates unchanged for over 30 years.
  • Owlet's Dream Sock holds De Novo FDA clearance as the first & only over-the-counter medical-grade pulse oximeter for infants, plus CE marks, TGA approval, & an SGS cybermark for its Dream Sight monitor.
  • The Owlet Cares program has partnered with 46 nonprofits to provide over $2.5M in product donations & raised $160,000 for SIDS research.
  • Owlet advocates for the Baby Observation Act (H.R. 2168 / S. 3712) to direct HHS to study the link between in-home cardiorespiratory monitoring & SUID rates.
  • The task force invites brand leaders, healthcare providers, organizations, & advocates to join efforts focused on education, safer environments, & stricter safety standards.
  • More than 2.5 million parents have used Owlet products since 2012, creating a large pediatric health & sleep data collection to support home monitoring innovations.