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How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review
The application of innovative technologies, and in particular of wearable devices, can potentially transform the field of antenatal care with the aim of improving maternal and new-born health through a personalized approach. The present study undertakes a scoping review to systematically map the lit...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9961108/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36836452 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020218 |
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description | The application of innovative technologies, and in particular of wearable devices, can potentially transform the field of antenatal care with the aim of improving maternal and new-born health through a personalized approach. The present study undertakes a scoping review to systematically map the literature about the use wearable sensors in the research of foetal and pregnancy outcomes. Online databases were used to identify papers published between 2000–2022, from which we selected 30 studies: 9 on foetal outcomes and 21 on maternal outcomes. Included studies focused primarily on the use of wearable devices for monitoring foetal vital signs (e.g., foetal heart rate and movements) and maternal activity during pregnancy (e.g., sleep patterns and physical activity levels). There were many studies that focused on development and/or validation of wearable devices, even if often they included a limited number of pregnant women without pregnancy complications. Although their findings support the potential adoption of wearable devices for both antenatal care and research, there is still insufficient evidence to design effective interventions. Therefore, high quality research is needed to determine which and how wearable devices could support antenatal care. |
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spelling | pubmed-99611082023-02-26 How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review Maugeri, Andrea Barchitta, Martina Agodi, Antonella J Pers Med Review The application of innovative technologies, and in particular of wearable devices, can potentially transform the field of antenatal care with the aim of improving maternal and new-born health through a personalized approach. The present study undertakes a scoping review to systematically map the literature about the use wearable sensors in the research of foetal and pregnancy outcomes. Online databases were used to identify papers published between 2000–2022, from which we selected 30 studies: 9 on foetal outcomes and 21 on maternal outcomes. Included studies focused primarily on the use of wearable devices for monitoring foetal vital signs (e.g., foetal heart rate and movements) and maternal activity during pregnancy (e.g., sleep patterns and physical activity levels). There were many studies that focused on development and/or validation of wearable devices, even if often they included a limited number of pregnant women without pregnancy complications. Although their findings support the potential adoption of wearable devices for both antenatal care and research, there is still insufficient evidence to design effective interventions. Therefore, high quality research is needed to determine which and how wearable devices could support antenatal care. MDPI 2023-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9961108/ /pubmed/36836452 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020218 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Maugeri, Andrea Barchitta, Martina Agodi, Antonella How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
title | How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
title_full | How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
title_fullStr | How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
title_full_unstemmed | How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
title_short | How Wearable Sensors Can Support the Research on Foetal and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
title_sort | how wearable sensors can support the research on foetal and pregnancy outcomes: a scoping review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9961108/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36836452 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020218 |
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