Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system (1) and method for automatically monitoring the movement activity of a fetus. In order to provide a simple and reliable technique for monitoring the movement activity of a fetus, a method of automatically monitoring the movement activity of a fetus is suggested, the method comprising the steps of: detecting (200) the overall movements of a pregnant female, said overall movements comprising movements of the pregnant female and movements of the fetus; detecting at least one second physiological signal (26) of the pregnant female; and - determining (300) the movement activity of the fetus by analyzing the detected overall movements of the pregnant female, analyzing the at least one second physiological signal (26) of the pregnant female, and discriminating movements of the pregnant female from movements of the fetus depending on the analyzing results.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a bioimpedance measuring apparatus 20 for measuring the bioimpedance of a portion of a body, the apparatus comprising a transmitter 22, 24 for applying a perturbing signal at different frequencies to the portion of the body; a sensor 22 for detecting a response signal S from the body related to the said bioimpedance, wherein the perturbing signal comprises an alternating magnetic field, the sensor being arranged as a coil integrated in a resonant circuit with adjustable resonant frequency. The invention further relates to a monitoring system and a method of enabling a spectroscopic bioimpedance measurement.