fetal heart rate monitoring

Researchers develop wearable fetal heartbeat sensor from consumer-grade devices

By Laura Lovett 03:53 pm August 12, 2019

Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have invented a wearable device designed to help expecting parents keep track of their child’s fetal heartbeat. The lightweight technology uses seismo-cardiogram and gyro-cardiogram recordings collected from a consumer-grade sensor. When placed on the mother’s stomach, it detects vibrations when the baby is moving or its heart is beating. In the...

New FDA clearance will bring Sense4Baby into the home

By Jonah Comstock 10:05 am April 1, 2015

Sense4Baby, the maternal and fetal monitoring product developed by West Health and then acquired by AirStrip Technologies, has received a second FDA 510(k) clearance, which will allow pregnant mothers to perform non-stress tests in their homes. The technology was previously only cleared for use by providers in clinical settings. The Sense4Baby offering is a packaged kit that includes the wearable...