FETAL MOTOR ACTIVITY MONITORING APPARATUS AND PAD THERFOR

摘要

Fetal motor activity monitoring apparatus including a fetal motor activity sensor and a fetal motor activity determination module for processing time varying information for providing fetal wellbeing information to an expectant mother. The fetal motor activity sensor includes an elongated planar strain gauge film element and a rigidly mounted downward protruding contact for indenting an expectant mother's abdomen on intimate juxtapositioning thereagainst whereupon her transient abdominal movements imparts flexural movements in the fetal motor activity sensor. A two-ply pad including a base sheet for intimate juxtapositioning against an expectant mother's abdomen, and at least one topside pocket overlying the base sheet for slidingly receiving a fetal motor activity sensor therein for bearing against at least a third of the fetal motor activity sensor's topside surface area.