Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for UK-based Monica Healthcare's AN24 wireless fetal monitor for use during labor and delivery. The clearance allows AN24 ...

SEATTLE — What if pregnant women could monitor their baby's heart rate using their mobile phone? The idea is not so far-fetched. A University of Washington PhD student is helping develop a smartphone ...

Cardiotocography (CTG) refers to the electronic recording of the fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. Fetal heart rate recorded through the mother's abdomen is the most commonly used fetal ...

Some 99% of global newborn deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where pregnant women often struggle to access adequate fetal monitoring. In Tanzania, with 24 neonatal deaths per 1 ...

For most of a pregnancy, normal fetal heart rate will average between 110 and 160 beats per minute. Normal variations in fetal heart rate occur when the baby is moving or asleep. While it is not ...

External heart rate monitoring, the most common method of monitoring the fetus, may leave signs of fetal hypoxia undetected if the maternal pulse rate is not simultaneously monitored. The risk is that ...

Carnegie Mellon University is leading a multi-university team that has secured an award of up to $39.3 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop a wearable ...