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A method of monitoring foetal movement and a device for this

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Abstract

The solution is a method of operating the system for monitoring the movement of the foetus in the uterus. The system includes a pair of sensors that monitor mechanical stimuli and the parameters of the heart.

The sensors are placed on the patient's body, the first in the upper half of the body, the second in the area below the abdominal bifurcation. After detecting mechanical stimuli and the parameters of the aorta, a time parameter describing the relationship between the mechanical stimuli and parameters is determined.

Further processing of the time parameter by the computing unit detects the movement of the foetus in the uterus. The movement of the foetus compresses the mother's aorta, which affects the dynamics of blood flow in the body.

This is due to the fact that the time parameter does not have a constant value, and by studying it and processing its values over a long period of time, foetal movement can be detected.