A system for remote communication of heartbeat; the system comprising: - a heartbeat sensor module attachable to a subject, the heartbeat sensor module having a heartbeat sensor operating to produce a signal representing the heartbeat of the subject and a wireless communication transmitter for communicating said heartbeat signal; - a host device located in proximity to the subject, the host device including a wireless communication receiver for receiving said heartbeat signal, and including data transfer means for communicating said signal over a data network; - a server connected to the data network to receive said signal and to communicate it to an authorised destination host device ; - a destination host device connected to the data network to receive said signal when authorised; and - an output device for receiving said signal from the destination host device and producing a visual and/or audible representation of said heartbeat signal; - wherein the output device is configured for placement around a pillow or within a pillowcase and wherein the output device includes means for storing a unique ID and is configurable to be wirelessly paired with the destination host device , such that once paired, the destination host device will remember the unique ID and will automatically pair to the output device . - a heartbeat sensor module attachable to a subject, the heartbeat sensor module having a heartbeat sensor operating to produce a signal representing the heartbeat of the subject and a wireless communication transmitter for communicating said heartbeat signal; - a host device located in proximity to the subject, the host device including a wireless communication receiver for receiving said heartbeat signal, and including data transfer means for communicating said signal over a data network; - a server connected to the data network to receive said signal and to communicate it to an authorised destination host device ; - a destination host device connected to the data network to receive said signal when authorised; and - an output device for receiving said signal from the destination host device and producing a visual and/or audible representation of said heartbeat signal; - wherein the output device is configured for placement around a pillow or within a pillowcase and wherein the output device includes means for storing a unique ID and is configurable to be wirelessly paired with the destination host device , such that once paired, the destination host device will remember the unique ID and will automatically pair to the output device . - a host device located in proximity to the subject, the host device including a wireless communication receiver for receiving said heartbeat signal, and including data transfer means for communicating said signal over a data network; - a server connected to the data network to receive said signal and to communicate it to an authorised destination host device ; - a destination host device connected to the data network to receive said signal when authorised; and - an output device for receiving said signal from the destination host device and producing a visual and/or audible representation of said heartbeat signal; - wherein the output device is configured for placement around a pillow or within a pillowcase and wherein the output device includes means for storing a unique ID and is configurable to be wirelessly paired with the destination host device , such that once paired, the destination host device will remember the unique ID and will automatically pair to the output device . <EOS>