An Integrated Sensing Platform for Remote Fetus Continuous Monitoring

Technological developments on health sensing devices, associated with the growing computational capabilities of mobile devices, enable the creation of solutions that address mobility concerns of patients, especially those located on remote locations or facing mobility constraints. This paper proposes an integrated sensing platform, which works transparently with new sensing, portable equipment sensors, but maintaining as well compatibility with currently deployed commercial tools. This platform targets fetus health monitoring in pregnant women, presenting a new non-invasive portable alternative system that allows long-term pregnancy surveillance. Additionally, it can be applied to other users’ communities, such as remote elderly monitoring at home. We address technology adoption problems related to non-invasive, portable sensing technologies, data security and equipment heterogeneity.

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