Recent advancements of fiber Bragg grating sensors in biomedical application: a review

R Rohan, K Venkadeshwaran, P Ranjan - Journal of Optics, 2024 - Springer
Due to attractive application in the medical field, fiber Bragg grating sensor has become
increasing attractive from past few decades for various strain sensing applications. FBG …

Sensing and artificial intelligent maternal-infant health care systems: a review

S Gulzar Ahmad, T Iqbal, A Javaid, E Ullah Munir… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, information and communication technology (ICT) allows health institutions to
reach disadvantaged groups in rural areas using sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) …

[HTML][HTML] Midwives' and obstetricians' practice, perspectives and experiences in relation to altered fetal movement: A focused ethnographic study

JA Clark, LK Smith, N Armstrong - International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Reducing avoidable stillbirth is a global priority. The stillbirth rate in England
compares unfavourably to that of some other high-income countries. Poorly-managed …

[HTML][HTML] Wearable Sensors, Data Processing, and Artificial Intelligence in Pregnancy Monitoring: A Review

L Liu, Y Pu, J Fan, Y Yan, W Liu, K Luo, Y Wang… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pregnancy monitoring is always essential for pregnant women and fetuses. According to the
report of WHO (World Health Organization), there were an estimated 287,000 maternal …

From Traditional to Cutting-Edge: A Review of Fetal Well-being Assessment Techniques

S Park, T Nguyen, TM George, OA Mayo… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The birth of a new life, which should be a blessing to everyone, is regrettably not always the
case. According to the latest data, the worldwide rate of stillbirths in 2022 stood at 13.9 …

Non-contact monitoring of fetal movement using abdominal video recording

Q Han, D Hao, L Yang, Y Yang, G Li - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fetal movement (FM) is an important indicator of fetal health. However, the current methods
of FM detection are unsuitable for ambulatory or long-term observation. This paper proposes …

A skin-attachable flexible system based on fiber Bragg gratings with multi-site sensing capacities for mother and fetus health monitoring

DL Presti, C Massaroni, V Tomarchio… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study proposed an innovative approach to investigate the health of pregnant women
and fetuses with high metrological properties and unobtrusiveness. Monitoring health …

Is it possible to monitor fetal movements with a wearable device? A review of novel technologies

S Patel, AE Conway, T Adjei, I Abati, S Dhawan… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stillbirth is often preceded by reduced fetal movements and obstetric intervention is
necessitated for stillbirth prevention. Yet, despite fetal movements being one of the few …

Comparative Performance Evaluation of Fetal Movement-Detecting Wearable Sensors Using a Body-Worn Device

AK Ghosh, OI Shahid, NC Nowlan… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The inability of existing fetal movement (FM) detection methods, such as ultrasonography, to
provide reliable in-home monitoring of FM has triggered a recent surge in efforts to design …

[HTML][HTML] Early-Stage Prototype Assessment of Cost-Effective Non-Intrusive Wearable Device for Instant Home Fetal Movement and Distress Detection: A Pilot Study

H Mohamed, SK Kathriarachchi, NS Kahatapitiya… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Clinical fetal monitoring devices can only be operated by medical professionals and are
overly costly, prone to detrimental false positives, and emit radiation. Thus, highly accurate …