A reliable baby monitor enables parents to go about their daily chores or catch forty winks safe in the knowledge that baby is safely and peacefully asleep.

Broadly speaking, monitors fall into two main categories: analogue and digital. Brought to market in the 1930’s, the traditional analogue monitor has evolved to offer very good quality sound. Today all UK analogue monitors operate within the same allotted frequency band to transmit information from the baby unit to the parent unit.

Respisense™ - the revolutionary ‘use anywhere’; baby breathing effort monitor, sold worldwide including the UK since 2005.

An increasing number of parents are aware of the need to ensure that their baby’s breathing is uninterrupted during sleep. Traditional baby breathing monitors and baby movement monitors are ineffective in most baby sleeping situations outside a cot or baby’s bed.

For ultimate piece of mind for parents, the exciting launch of the NEW VTech Clear View Video Baby Monitor means parents can now watch their little ones sleeping safe and sound from a different room. Following on from the successful launch of the brand new range of VTech Baby Monitors last year, this new video monitor brings an additional dimension to VTech’s already award winning monitor range.

The Angelcare Nappy Disposal System has won the Bronze Award for Best Nursery Product at the Practical Parenting Award, finishing ahead of its main competitor. This great accolade further underlines the fact that parents love this simple but effective nappy disposal system!

Tomy, the leading manufacturer of baby monitors in the UK is delighted to announce the launch of a new range of baby monitors. Tomy’s new monitors are designed to be very stylish, easy to use and help give parents ultimate peace of mind while their baby is sleeping. The unique range is the result of Tomy’s 21-year heritage in marketing award-winning monitors that parents love and trust. Developed by parents to meet parents’ requirements, Tomy has conducted extensive consumer research to create the ultimate range of monitors that offers parents the features and specifications they really want.

Lindam’s Clarity Monitors combine advanced technology with design innovation to bring parents a product which provides total peace of mind.

The award winning Clarity Digital Video Monitor (Gold Practical Parenting 2009) uses the latest digital technology (DECT), producing crystal clear, interference-free sound and vision transmission, allowing parents to see and hear their baby at all times.

BT Baby Monitor 150

The BT Baby Monitor 150 is not only a hit with many thousands of parents, it's also won a number of awards for its combination of crystal clear sound, reliability, features and value for money. The BT Baby Monitor 150 provides advanced features such as Mp3 plug-in and integrated thermometer, DECT digital technology, polyphonic lullabies, rechargeable batteries and a torch on the parent handset.

Since the advent of the first baby monitor in the 1930's, the market has grown and diversified to meet the changing needs of parents. Though the safest option is always to check on baby, understanding the layout of your customer's home and their daily routine is a vital part of the decision making process. Nursery Industry investigates...

Latest NPD data shows that the Angelcare Sound & Movement Monitor AC401 (RSP £79.99) is the no. 1 movement monitor in the UK and also one of the best-selling baby monitors in general. It also was awarded Best Buy by Practical Parenting and Junior Pregancy & Baby magazine.

NScessity is constantly developing new user friendly features in their Monitor range, NScessity monitors have always had the ability to grow with families, monitoring up to 4 rooms at once. Their Digital Wireless Camera Monitor is the only monitor available to offer users a colossal monitoring range of up to 300 metres whilst eliminating interference.

Launched at the beginning of 2009, the CLARITY Digital Video Monitor by Lindam has been exceptionally successful, moving quickly into the top 30 nursery items sold year to date [NPD market data based on value].

VTech Nursery, a new category dedicated to parents of newborns, includes three baby monitors using clear sound technology.  VTech is already a world-leading manufacturer in cordless telephones, producing millions of DECT phones every year.  DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication) guarantees zero interference from any other devices, making it the clearest sound technology for baby monitors.  Unlike other monitors, VTech monitors also include sung-songs and melodies as an added point of difference.

Tomy, the leading manufacturer of baby monitors in the UK is delighted to announce it will be launching a new range of baby monitors. Tomy's new monitors are designed to be very stylish, easy to use and help give parents ultimate peace of mind while their baby is sleeping. The unique range is the result of Tomy's 21-year heritage in marketing award-winning monitors that parents love and trust. Developed by parents to meet parents' requirements, Tomy has conducted extensive consumer research to create the ultimate range of monitors that offers parents the features and specifications they really want.

Launched at the beginning of 2009, the CLARITY Digital Video Monitor by Lindam has been exceptionally successful, already gaining a spot in the NPD market data top 50 nursery items sold year to date [based on value].