Uterine activity monitor and method of the same

摘要

A method and apparatus for generating a signal representing uterine activity. The method includes the acts of obtaining a uterine electromyography (EMG) signal, and processing the uterine EMG signal to produce a signal representative of uterine activity (90). The apparatus includes a sensor (25) for acquiring a uterine electromyography (EMG) signal, and a signal processor (85) for generating a signal representative of uterine activity in response to the uterine EMG signal.