A new wearable fetal heart rate monitor prototype is being developed at Wichita State University to help identify potential health issues of a developing fetus.

Computer science researchers at the University of Washington are testing a phone app to determine if it can accurately ...

An app developed by a UW computer science Ph.D. student has shown promise in monitoring fetal heart rate by mimicking Doppler ...

April 6 (UPI) --Basic fetal heartbeat monitoring is still the best method for determining whether a baby is in distress and Caesarean delivery is needed, according to an analysis published Monday by ...

In a clinical study involving 23 pregnant women in their second and third trimesters, the app estimated fetal heart rate with an average error of about 2 beats per minute. Clinically, an error within ...

Poojita Garg, a PhD student at UW, is developing a smartphone app that would allow for the monitoring of fetal heart rate by ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Tiny fluctuations in a fetus's heartbeat can indicate distress, but currently there is no way to detect such subtle variations except during labor, when it could be too late to ...

Pregnant women often worry about their babies’ health in between doctor’s visits, but a new mobile app can help put them at ...

Newer is not always better; a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) led by researchers at the University of Warwick shows that simple fetal heartbeat monitoring is still the best method ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Heart rate monitoring may be a crucial means of detecting rhythm abnormalities in the fetuses of pregnant ...

SAN DIEGO -- Frequent fetal heart monitoring is not needed in every pregnant woman testing positive for anti-SSA/anti-Ro autoantibodies, but it's definitely advisable for those with high titers, ...