Safe and accurate fetal monitoring

Project Information

FETAL MONITORING

Grant agreement ID: 719500

DOI 10.3030/719500

Project closed

EC signature date 21 June 2016

Start date 1 July 2016

End date 31 October 2018

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being

Total cost € 4 054 000,00

EU contribution € 4 054 000,00

Coordinated by

NEMO HEALTHCARE BV
Netherlands

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

(Online)dissemination material
Project website

Other (2)

CE- approval (M20), FDA clearance

CE-approval, acknowledgement of subnission of FDA application by the FDA

Ethical committee approval

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (11)

A Fixed-Lag Kalman Smoother to Filter Power Line Interference in Electrocardiogram Recordings

Author(s): G. J. J. Warmerdam, R. Vullings, L. Schmitt, J. O. E. H. Van Laar, J. W. M. Bergmans
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Issue 64/8, 2017, Page(s) 1852-1861, ISSN 0018-9294
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2016.2626519

Could electrohysterography be the solution for external uterine monitoring in obese women?

Author(s): Marion W. C. Vlemminx, Kirsten M. J. Thijssen, Galin I. Bajlekov, Jeanne P. Dieleman, M. Beatrijs Van Der Hout-Van Der Jagt, S. Guid Oei
Published in: Journal of Perinatology, Issue 38/5, 2018, Page(s) 580-586, ISSN 0743-8346
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0065-3

Detection rate of fetal distress using contraction-dependent fetal heart rate variability analysis

Author(s): G J J Warmerdam, R Vullings, J O E H Van Laar, M B Van der Hout-Van der Jagt, J W M Bergmans, L Schmitt, S G Oei
Published in: Physiological Measurement, Issue 39/2, 2018, Page(s) 025008, ISSN 1361-6579
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aaa925

Enhancement of low-quality fetal electrocardiogram based on time-sequenced adaptive filtering

Author(s): E. Fotiadou, J. O. E. H. van Laar, S. G. Oei, R. Vullings
Published in: Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Issue 25 June 2018, 2018, Page(s) pp 1-11, ISSN 0140-0118
Publisher: Institute of Electrical Engineers
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-018-1862-8

The influence of betamethasone on fetal heart rate variability, obtained by non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram recordings

Author(s): Kim M.J. Verdurmen, Guy J.J. Warmerdam, Carlijn Lempersz, Alexandra D.J. Hulsenboom, Joris Renckens, Jeanne P. Dieleman, Rik Vullings, Judith O.E.H. van Laar, S. Guid Oei
Published in: Early Human Development, Issue 119, 2018, Page(s) 8-14, ISSN 0378-3782
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.02.011

Uterine Monitoring Techniques from Patients' and Users' Perspectives

Author(s): Marion Vlemminx, Michelle Westerhuis, Jeanne Dieleman, M. Beatrijs Van der Hout-Van der Jagt, S. Guid Oei, Kirsten Thijssen
Published in: American Journal of Perinatology Reports, Issue 08/03, 2018, Page(s) e184-e191, ISSN 2157-6998
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1669409

Hierarchical Probabilistic Framework for Fetal R-Peak Detection, Using ECG Waveform and Heart Rate Information

Author(s): Guy J. J. Warmerdam, Rik Vullings, Lars Schmitt, Judith O. E. H. Van Laar, Jan W. M. Bergmans
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Issue 66/16, 2018, Page(s) 4388-4397, ISSN 1053-587X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2018.2853144

Normal ranges for fetal electrocardiogram values for the healthy fetus of 18–24 weeks of gestation: a prospective cohort study

Author(s): Kim M. J. Verdurmen, Carlijn Lempersz, Rik Vullings, Christian Schroer, Tammo Delhaas, Judith O. E. H. van Laar, S. Guid Oei
Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Issue 16/1, 2016, ISSN 1471-2393
Publisher: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1021-x

Orientation of the electrical heart axis in mid-term pregnancy

Author(s): Kim M.J. Verdurmen, Alexandra D.J. Hulsenboom, Judith O.E.H. van Laar, Pieter F.F. Wijn, Rik Vullings, S. Guid Oei
Published in: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Issue 207, 2016, Page(s) 243-246, ISSN 0301-2115
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.10.030

The electrical heart axis and ST events in fetal monitoring: A post-hoc analysis following a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Author(s): Rik Vullings, Kim M. J. Verdurmen, Alexandra D. J. Hulsenboom, Stephanie Scheffer, Hinke de Lau, Anneke Kwee, Pieter F. F. Wijn, Isis Amer-Wåhlin, Judith O. E. H. van Laar, S. Guid Oei
Published in: PLOS ONE, Issue 12/4, 2017, Page(s) e0175823, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175823

Electrohysterography for uterine monitoring during term labour compared to external tocodynamometry and intra-uterine pressure catheter

Author(s): Marion W.C. Vlemminx, Kirsten M.J. Thijssen, Galin I. Bajlekov, Jeanne P. Dieleman, M. Beatrijs Van Der Hout-Van Der Jagt, S. Guid Oei
Published in: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Issue 215, 2017, Page(s) 197-205, ISSN 0301-2115
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.05.027

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Foetale monitoring middels het niet-invasieve foetale ECG: een demonstratie van verschillende casus

Author(s): I. Roest, M.M. Goorts, C. Lempersz, R. Vullings, M.E.M.H. Westerhuis, S.G. Oei
Published in: Medisch Journaal, Issue Vol. 46, issue 2, 2017, 2017, Page(s) 12-15, ISSN 0923-4667
Publisher: Maxim Medisch Centrum

Conference proceedings (7)

Prelabour fetal ECG in congenital heart disease – a preliminary comparison with neonatal ECG

Author(s): S.B. Clur, D. Aben, M. Sengers, G. Oei, J. van der Post, N.A. Blom, C. Lempersz, J. van Laar, R. Vullings
Published in: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Issue Volume 48, Issue Supplement S1, 2016, Page(s) 247
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/uog.16737

Monitoring contractions: which method do pregnant women prefer?

Author(s): K.M.J. Thijssen; M.W.C. Vlemminx; S.G. Oei
Published in: XXV European Congress Perinatal Medicine 2016, Abstract book, Issue Abstract book 2016, 2016, Page(s) 172, ISSN 1476-4954
Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Electrohysterography compared to external tocodynamometer and intra-uterine pressure catheter

Author(s): M.W.C. Vlemminx, K.M.J. Thijssen, S.G. Oei
Published in: XXV European Congress Perinatal Medicine 2016, abstract book, Issue Abstract Book 2016, 2016, Page(s) 171, ISSN 1476-4950
Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Clinical application of non-invasive fetal ECG monitoring during labour

Author(s): I. Roest, C. Lempersz, R. Vullings, M.E.M.H. Westerhuis, S.G. Oei
Published in: ECIC 2017 (3rd European Congress on Intrapartum Care) - Abstract Book, Issue No 3. Frequency: every two years, 2017, Page(s) 31
Publisher: ECI

Clinical application of non-invasive fetal ECG monitoring to obtain CTG during pregnancy

Author(s): M.M. Goorts, C. Lempersz, R. Vullings, M.E.M.H. Westerhuis, S.G. Oei
Published in: ECIC 2017 (3rd European Congress on Intrapartum Care) - Abstract Book, Issue No 3. Frequency: every two years, 2017, Page(s) 173
Publisher: ECIC

The influence of betamethasone on fetal heart rate variability, obtained by non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram recordings

Author(s): K. Verdurmen, G. Warmerdam, C. Lempersz, A. Hulsenboom, J. Dieleman, R. Vullings, J. van Laar, S. Oei
Published in: ECIC 2017 (3rd European Congress on Intrapartum Care) - Abstract Book, Issue No 3. Frequency: every two years, 2017, Page(s) 44
Publisher: ECIC

Uterine monitoring in morbidly obese parturients by electrohysterography

Author(s): Vlemminx M, Thijssen K, Van der Hout- van der Jagt B, Oei G
Published in: ECIC 2017 (3rd European Congress on Intrapartum Care) - Abstract Book, Issue No 3. Frequency: every two years, 2017, Page(s) 62
Publisher: ECIC

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (10)

Electrophysiological monitoring of uterine contractions

Application/Publication number: US 9307923 B2
Date: 2012-12-24

Fetal Monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 8332021 B2
Date: 2010-01-20
Applicant(s): NEMO HEALTHCARE BV

Fetal Monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 8332021 B2
Date: 2010-01-20

Fetal cardiotocography monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 9999367B2
Date: 2016-11-16
Applicant(s): NEMO HEALTHCARE BV

Sensor for Fetal Monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 9314203 B2
Date: 2013-10-15

Sensor for Fetal Monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 9314203 B2
Date: 2013-10-15
Applicant(s): NEMO HEALTHCARE BV

Electrophysiological monitoring of uterine contractions

Application/Publication number: US 9307923 B2
Date: 2012-12-24
Applicant(s): NEMO HEALTHCARE BV

Fetal Monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 8332021 B2
Date: 2010-01-20

Electrophysiological monitoring of uterine contractions

Application/Publication number: US 9307923 B2
Date: 2012-12-24

Sensor for Fetal Monitoring

Application/Publication number: US 9314203 B2
Date: 2013-10-15
Applicant(s): NEMO HEALTHCARE BV

Registered design (1)

Parides Patch

Application/Publication number: EU IPO 004497527-0001
Date: 2017-11-07
Applicant(s): NEMO HEALTHCARE BV