ABSTRACT
In this paper, a preliminary implementation of a system monitoring the fetus's heart rate (FHR) has been designed and implemented as a mobile wearable measuring system with remote sensing specifically developed on Node MCU ESP8266 (ESP). In particular, the proposed system uses sensors for heart rate, humidity, temperature, and a transceiver module. The transceiver module is capable of efficient data transmission to a remote server station using an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n protocol - based on the wireless network. A major benefit is that the patient's data is monitored at distance using an IoT device. Hence, it complies with the health safety distance measures required due to various situations, including that of the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed implementation has been proven to be efficient in terms of hardware simplicity and cost-effectiveness and is accompanied by preliminary accurate measurements of the FHR. © 2022 IEEE.
ABSTRACT
Currently, hospitals and health care sectors employ low-cost Internet of Things based remote health monitoring systems and labs in order to collect a subject's or patients' real-time data. Such a process can be helpful for the early detection of a healthy newborn life and of critical importance for the survival of these lives. In this article, a preliminary implementation of a system monitoring the fetus heart rate (FHR) has been designed and implemented as a mobile wearable measuring system with remote sensing. The proposed implementation turns out to be an efficient combination of simplicity and cost effectiveness and is accompanied with preliminary accurate measurements of the FHR. The proposed system uses a transceiver module and is capable of efficient data transmission to a remote server station using a IEEE 802.11 b/g/n based wireless network. The patients' data can further be monitored using a smart or satellite phone, or even any well-known internet browser connected to the specific network, thus complying with the health safety distance measures required due to various situations, including that of the COVID-19 pandemic.