ArticlePloS one2018
Performance of a wearable acoustic system for fetal movement discrimination.
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- Computation of Fetal Kicking in Various Fetal Health Examinations: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- An intelligent, compact wearable pressure-strain combo sensor system for continuous fetal movement monitoring.Science advances · 2025Article
- Fetal monitoring using a wearable ultrasound patch for high-risk pregnancies.Research square · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Approaches for Fetal Movement Detection with Linear Acceleration and Angular Rate Signals.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Early-Stage Prototype Assessment of Cost-Effective Non-Intrusive Wearable Device for Instant Home Fetal Movement and Distress Detection: A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Emerging Wearable Ultrasound Technology.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2024Review
- Non-Contact Monitoring of Fetal Movement Using Abdominal Video Recording.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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- Novel non-invasive in-house fabricated wearable system with a hybrid algorithm for fetal movement recognition.PloS one · 2021Article
- Fetal Movement Counting Using Optical Fibre Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A Novel Fetal Movement Simulator for the Performance Evaluation of Vibration Sensors for Wearable Fetal Movement Monitors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Fetal movements (FM) are a key factor in clinical management of high-risk pregnancies such as fetal growth restriction. While maternal perception of reduced FM can trigger self-referral to obstetric services, maternal sensation is highly subjective. Objective, reliable monitoring of fetal movement patterns outside clinical environs is not currently possible. A wearable and non-transmitting system capable of sensing fetal movements over extended periods of time would be extremely valuable, not only for monitoring individual fetal health, but also for establishing normal levels of movement in the population at large. Wearable monitors based on accelerometers have previously been proposed as a means of tracking FM, but such systems have difficulty separating maternal and fetal activity and have not matured to the level of clinical use. We introduce a new wearable system based on a novel combination of accelerometers and bespoke acoustic sensors as well as an advanced signal processing architecture to identify and discriminate between types of fetal movements. We validate the system with concurrent ultrasound tests on a cohort of 44 pregnant women and demonstrate that the garment is capable of both detecting and discriminating the vigorous, whole-body 'startle' movements of a fetus. These results demonstrate the promise of multimodal sensing for the development of a low-cost, non-transmitting wearable monitor for fetal movements.
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