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Al-Ashwal, Rania Hussien
- Fetal Kicking Monitoring Device for Intrauterine Death Prevention
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Rania Hussien Al-Ashwal
1,
Syed Mohd Nooh
1,
Ali Aourdjini
2,
Zameera Ibrahim
1,
Hisyam Abdulrahman
3,
Nadwa Aziz
1,
J. Ravichandran Jeganathan
4
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1 Clinical Science Department, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, MY
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ontario, CA
3 Department of Control and Robotics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, MY
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, MY
1 Clinical Science Department, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, MY
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ontario, CA
3 Department of Control and Robotics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, MY
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, MY
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Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 9, No 13 (2016), Pagination:Abstract
Background: The fetal health is possible to fluctuate and deteriorate and lead to unexpected loss of the pregnancy. Time is a heart and any decrease in oxygen to the heart muscle is crucial and means death. Therefore, it is substantial to do an obstetric tracing, in order to spot the sudden changes in the fetus health. Problem Statement: Away from all the methods that could measure heart health, fetus movements monitoring is one way to identify the fetal wellbeing. One very popular movement that is used to gauge fetal health is a fetal kick, in which a frequency of perceived and/or registered fetal kicks by a healthy fetus is higher as compared to the frequency of perceived and/or registered fetal kicks a by an unhealthy fetus. However, the conventional methods such as ultrasound and manual measurement endure some errors. Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a portable belt that can be used to measure the fetal movement accurately by setting the appropriate threshold. Methods: A total of 9 Force Sensitive Resistors (FSR) were used to detect force exerted by fetus on the abdomen of pregnant women in order to count the fetal movements. Finding: Based on the overall result the sensor detects 90% of the kicks given. Conclusion: We believe that this device could help the pregnant women to measure the fetal movement with less attention and can reduce the error.Keywords
Kicks, Prenatal Death, SensorFull Text
- Foetal Movement Detection and Characterization Based on Force Sensing
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1 Clinical Science Department, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, MY
1 Clinical Science Department, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, MY
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 629-632Abstract
This study presents a detection system for foetal movement classification based on the magnitude of force exerted on a pregnant woman’s abdominal wall. Despite the effectiveness of ultrasound method in foetal monitoring, the characterization of movement depends on an expert’s skill. A detection system was developed by incorporating force-sensitive resistor array into a wearable belt for pregnant women. The system characterized hand, leg and trunk movement with accuracy ranging from 75% to 93% with an accuracy of 98% on single movement detections compared to accelerometer performance. The system is thus a promising technique for low cost foetal movement detection.Full Text
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