Title
Wearable Fetal Monitoring Solution for Improved Mobility During Labor & Delivery.
Abstract
Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is used widely during labor & delivery, but existing solutions limit patient mobility, are uncomfortable, and do not consistently capture fetal heart rate (FHR) and uterine activity (UA) signals. A wireless EFM system was developed that features wearable US and tocodynamometer devices that conform to the body and do not require cables or belts. Benchtop testing demonstrated that the devices can accurately and consistently measure simulated FHRs and UAs over clinically meaningful ranges and body curvatures. The wearable EFM devices are expected to provide more reliable signal capture independent of maternal movement and repositioning, while also significantly improving patient comfort and mobility.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513321
EMBC
Field
DocType
Volume
Base station,Wireless,Wearable computer,Computer science,Tocodynamometer,Real-time computing,Electronic engineering,Electronic fetal monitoring,Uterine activity,Fetal monitoring,Wireless sensor network
Conference
2018
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
11