ICT&health December 2, 2025
A team of engineers and obstetricians from Monash University has developed a thin, Band-Aid-like wearable that may transform how fetal wellbeing is monitored outside the clinic. The stick-on patch, just 10-14 cm² in size, can detect fetal activity, including kicks, stretches and rolls, through the mother’s abdomen with accuracy above 90%, according to results from a clinical study involving 59 pregnant women.
Today, most at-home fetal monitoring depends on self-counting. While important, it can be subjective, stressful and inconsistent. The new patch aims to fill that gap by offering continuous, non-invasive tracking that pregnant individuals can use comfortably in everyday life.
How the patch works
The soft wearable contains two lightweight sensors that capture subtle movement signals across the abdominal...
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