Signal processing techniques for fetal electrocardiogram extraction and analysis

Abstract

Noninvasive fetal electrocardiogram (NI-FECG) monitoring is important instrument for detection of fetal distress. Despite the technology advancements of the signal processing techniques achieved in recent years, the accuracy of NIFECG monitors is not satisfactory till now and this technology still practically unexploited in the clinical practice. But because of the great prospects of this method the intense research in this area continues. In this study some results of the development the devices, algorithms and software for the first Ukrainian NI-FECG monitor are presented.