Real insight. Fewer false alerts. Just calm, confident care.
By: Amanda Nelson
Bringing your baby home is a beautiful, emotional milestone but it can also be filled with new worries. Every movement and every breath can feel momentous. That’s why many families turn to technology for added reassurance and why Owlet created Dream Sock®.
Now, a newly published clinical study offers parents this powerful reassurance: Dream Sock is designed not just for accuracy, but for peace of mind, with fewer false alarms than ever.
Study Overview: Trust Backed by Science
At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers evaluated how Owlet Dream Sock compares to hospital-grade monitors in a NICU setting. Over 48 hours, they monitored:
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66 preterm infants
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Pulse rate and oxygen saturation (SpO₂)
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Dream Sock vs. hospital-grade readings
The goal? To determine how well an at-home monitor like Owlet’s holds up against clinical standards.
High Specificity Means Fewer False Alarms
Dream Sock showed exceptionally high specificity which means it rarely triggered an alert unless something meaningful was happening.
For parents, that’s big. Fewer false alarms means fewer moments of unnecessary worry, less second-guessing, and greater trust in the device. And because Dream Sock's smoothing algorithm filters out noise like motion artifacts or minor blips, it helps families stay focused on what truly matters.
Designed to Alert When It Matters Most
While brief or minor events may not always trigger a notification (a trade-off built into any smart filtering), the study showed that Dream Sock’s detection rates increased with event severity and duration. In other words, it’s engineered to be more responsive when it matters most - offering thoughtful, rather than constant, monitoring.
This balanced sensitivity helps reduce what’s known as alarm fatigue which is an issue all too common in both hospitals and homes.
Why This Matters for Families
Owlet isn’t just about innovation. It’s about empowering parents. With Dream Sock, families get real-time health insights, notifications when readings fall outside typical ranges, and now, the confidence of knowing those alerts are scientifically proven to be accurate and relevant.
*Dream Sock is intended to track baby's pulse rate and oxygen level and keep parents informed. BabySat® is a prescription-only device. Dream Sock and BabySat are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease or other condition, including but not limited to, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and/or Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Medical decisions should never be made solely using Dream Duo and Dream Sock data. BabySat (prescription-only), Dream Duo and Dream Sock should not substitute for the care and oversight of an adult or consultation with medical professionals.
