A sensing device for sensing perinatal maternal uterine activity and fetal heart activity is provided. The sensing device includes a body with an electromechanical system and a housing, a passive acoustic system with a plurality of microphones and an acoustic waveguide, an attachment component, an accelerometer, a signal analysis system including a microcontroller unit, and a wireless transceiver. The signal analysis system is configured to process biopotential signals and acoustic signals detected by the passive acoustic system and to reduce motion artifacts from the signals using the accelerometer.

Methods and systems implementing a graphical user interface for making childbirth more comfortable and/or effective during labor are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and methods are configured to receive uterine pressure strength data and use an algorithm to implement a graphical user interface displaying the current uterine pressure, a patient-defined threshold, and/or a color panel indicating a comfort or contraction zone. In some embodiments, the graphical user interface displays, based on the zone, Montevideo units, a timer, and an estimated time until the end of the current zone in seconds. In some embodiments, the systems and methods calculate when minimal and low changes are being made to the uterine pressure, informing the graphical user interface to output information corresponding to the users' needs and/or wants. In some embodiments, chimes can be activated on a graphical user interface, indicating a transition from a comfort zone to a contraction zone.

A system for monitoring a fetus in a pregnant woman, and/or the maternal health risk for pregnancies complicated by such as pre-eclampsia and hypertensive disorders is configured to be worn by the pregnant woman, preferably so as to allow monitoring during daily life, e.g. in the form of an adhesive patch. The unit has a sound sensor, e.g. a microphone or accelerometer, to be positioned on the skin of the abdominal area so as to detect a vascular sound from umbilical arteries of the fetus or from the uterine arteries of the pregnant woman. The sound sensor is functionally connected to a processing unit which executes a processing algorithm on the captured vascular sound and extracts a signal parameter accordingly. The processing unit then communicates the signal parameter, e.g. using an audio signal, a visual display or by means of a wired or a wireless data signal.

A technology for detecting fetal movement. In one example an electrocardiogram (ECG) dataset can be obtained where the ECG dataset contains fetal heart rate (FHR) values acquired from a pregnant subject, and the ECG dataset is for a segment of time during which an FHR is monitored using an ECG monitor. An FHR baseline can be calculated for the FHR values in the ECG dataset, and the ECG dataset can be analyzed to identify an accelerated FHR value that exceeds the FHR baseline that is followed in time in the ECG dataset by a decelerated FHR value that is less than or equal to the FHR baseline. Identifying the accelerated FHR value followed in time in the ECG dataset by the decelerated FHR value in the ECG dataset may indicate a fetal movement.

Utilizing a computing device to generate a personalized maternal nutrition plan for a pregnant mother. The computing device receives real-time maternal physiological data, fetal physiological data, and real-time environmental data associated with the pregnant mother. A real-time relationship is established. The real-time relationship is compared with historically established relationships between pregnant mothers and fetuses. The maternal physiological data is compared with pre-pregnancy data of the pregnant mother. The computing device detects one or more abnormalities in the real-time established relationship between the pregnant mother and the fetus based upon the comparison of the real-time established relationship with historically established relationships and the comparison of the maternal physiological data with pre-pregnancy data of the pregnant mother. The computing device generates a maternal nutrition plan. A notification is generated by the computing device and outputted to one or more electronic devices associated with the pregnant mother and/or one or more physicians.

A vaginal ring sensor device adapted to be placed within the vaginal vault of a user, the device including a ring body, at least one through hole that passes through the ring body, and at least one biosensor structured and arranged to sense and/or measure a parameter of vaginal fluid as such fluid passes through the at least one through hole.

A decision support tool is provided for predicting the neonatal vitality scores of a fetus during delivery, the scores being an indicator of future health for the infant anticipated to be born within a future time interval, measured as time to birth. The predicted neonatal vitality score is determined from measurements of physiological variables monitored during labor, such as uterine activity and fetal heart rate. Fetal heart rate variability and patterns may be detected and computed using the monitored physiological variables, and neonatal vitality scores may be predicted based, at least in part, on the variability metrics and fetal heart rate patterns. Scores may be predicted for different delivery methods, such as vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery, for different time-to-birth intervals. In this way, these scores may be used for decision support for care plans during labor, such as increased monitoring and/or modifying the delivery type.

In various embodiments of the invention, a manipulator attaches to and allows a sheath to be positioned inside the cervix and a catheter to thereby be inserted through the sheath and be positioned in a desired location in the uterus. In various embodiments of the invention, the manipulator may be attached or permanently connected to the sheath. In various embodiments of the invention, the sheath is fenestrated to allow the catheter to be detached from the sheath. In various embodiments of the invention, the manipulator allows the sheath to be positioned through the cervix canal to allow for catheter transmitted intrauterine pressure monitoring or balloon catheter assisted ripening of the cervix.

A system, computer program product and method for facilitating concurrent monitoring of multiple obstetrics patients over a data network are proposed. Data conveying pregnancy progression information, including maternal and fetal vital sign information associated with the obstetrics patients, is received and processed to derive criticality levels for the obstetrics patients. As a first feature, notification data related to a particular obstetrics patient may be selectively transmitted to a medical expert based on different conditions including for example an associated criticality level exceeding a threshold and/or receipt of a consultation request. As a second feature, used together or separately from the first, a graphical user interface (GUI) may present a user with an ordered list of obstetrics patients dynamically adaptable based on the criticality levels. The GUI allows a user to select an obstetrics patient from the list and then adapts the GUI to present an expanded set of pregnancy progression information related to the selected obstetrics patient. Optionally, the GUI may also provide a tool allowing the user to cause a notification to be transmitted to a medical expert over the data network.

The invention concerns fetal movement monitoring apparatus having a deflection sensor device arranged to be applied to a mother's abdomen for detection of abdominal deflections indicative of fetal movements and to output a signal comprising one or more record of said abdominal deflections. A processor under the control of machine readable instructions is arranged to process the signal output from the deflection sensor device and to output a log of fetal movement over time. The processor is arranged to receive one or more further input indicative of maternal or fetal movement or wellbeing, for example from a second sensor device by which a user can input a record of perceived fetal movements. The processor may compare the output of the first sensor device and the user's input via the second sensor device and output a log of fetal movements over time based upon said comparison.