FeMo is a foetal monitoring device that allows expectant parents and clinicians to keep a close eye on a baby’s movements in the womb
in Ireland and other developed countries ends in stillbirth, and in many cases stillbirths occur in babies with no apparent medical problems. What is known is that a baby’s movement pattern can change before a stillbirth; this prompted Niamh Nowlan, professor of biomedical engineering at, to develop FeMo, a foetal monitoring device that allows expectant parents and clinicians to keep a much closer eye on a baby’s movements in the womb.
“However, there was no technology available to monitor movements in utero,” she says. “I quickly realised that being able to track and measure foetal movements from home with a wearable device would be a game-changer for pregnant people and their healthcare providers.”for the unborn baby. “Currently pregnant people can feel their baby’s movements from the second trimester and are advised to ‘keep an eye’ on the baby’s movements and to come to hospital if they notice a change,” she says.
“Collaboration has been central to the development of FeMo,” she says. “The device, which is currently being made in Ireland, has five separate parts, including the physical unit, the cloud and the firmware, so this calls for different engineering, technical and design expertise.”, which aims to prevent stillbirths. To date, the device has received in the order of €2.7 million in research funding.
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