Abstract
Evaluation of fetal motility can give insight in fetal health, as a strong decrease can be seen as a precursor to fetal death. Typically, the assessment of fetal health by fetal movement detection relies on the maternal perception of fetal activity. The percentage of detected movements is strongly subject dependent and with undivided attention of the mother varies between 37% to 88%. Various methods to assist in fetal movement detection exist based on a wide spectrum of measurement techniques. However, these are typically unsuitable for ambulatory or long-term observation. In this paper, a novel method for fetal motion detection is presented based on amplitude and shape changes in the abdominally recorded fetal ECG. The proposed method has a sensitivity and specificity of 0.67 and 0.90, respectively, outperforming alternative fetal ECG-based methods from the literature.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 20014), August 26-30 2014, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Place of Publication | Piscataway |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014 - Chicago, United States Duration: 26 Aug 2014 → 30 Aug 2014 Conference number: 36 |
Conference
Conference | 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | EMBC 2014 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 26/08/14 → 30/08/14 |
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Perinatal Medicine
van der Hout-van der Jagt, M. B. (Content manager) & Delvaux, E. (Content manager)
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