Automatic Detection of Fetal Movement by Abdominal Electrocardiography

Abstract

The aim of the bachelor’s thesis is to introduce an extensive review of fetal movement monitoring methods. The theoretical part describes currently available fetal monitoring methods, primarily non-invasive fetal electrocardiography. The thesis continues to thoroughly describe and characterize fetal movements and the current possibilities of fetal movement detection. The output of the bachelor’s thesis is an analysis of the manifestation of fetal movements on various biological signals, which were further used in the design and development of the graphical user interface for automatic fetal movement detection. Developed fetal movement detection algorithms were evaluated on clinical practice data.