FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women report willingness to have continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring via wearable technology, according to a study published online July 14. I’m here. Gynecology and Obstetrics Archives.

Colin Wakefield of the University of Washington, Seattle and colleagues evaluated how 507 women (ages 18–45) who plan to become pregnant within the next five years perceive the use of remote fetal ECG monitoring technology. did. The wearable ECG device was described as the size of a “large patch-sized band-aid” on the abdomen.

Researchers found that 91% of women expressed acceptance of wearable ECG technology throughout pregnancy as a mechanism to increase the frequency of out-of-hospital maternal and fetal health monitoring. Her third in four women (78%) expressed willingness to wear the device day and night, or at least while sleeping, and 42% of respondents said they would pay up to $200 for such a device. said to spend

“Smart wearable ECG devices allow pregnant women to monitor their own and fetal well-being, but how do women of childbearing age perceive the use of remote fetal ECG monitoring technology throughout their pregnancy? It was not known whether the “This study shows that women who want to conceive are highly prepared for telemedicine to monitor the ongoing health of their mother and fetal twins.”

One author disclosed a patent on ECG and electroencephalogram technology for fetal monitoring.

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