Mobile CTG — Fetal heart rate assessment using Android platform

Cardiotocography - measurement of fetal heart rate and uterine contractions is the prominent source of information about the fetal well-being in the late stages of pregnancy and during the delivery. With the stable increase of systematic costs of western medical systems and with the lack of trained personnel especially in the rural areas of BRIIC countries, telemedicine solutions are destined for large range of users. In the paper we describe our initial approach to proposed solution for mobile fetal heart rate monitoring and evaluation running on Android platform. Additionally the application on the mobile Android device contains viewer of the signal that enables setting of customary thresholds levels for the analysis rules and gives user full control over the settings of the recording device.