Wolfson RF leads research on ultrasound patch that could help spot early danger signs in pregnancy

In an article published in Nature Biotechnology titled “Fetal monitoring for high-risk pregnancies using a wearable ultrasound patch”, a team of researchers led by Wolfson RF Professor Antoniya Georgieva has made a breakthrough in the field of fetal monitoring. They have provided first demonstration of the feasibility of a small, wearable patch that can monitor a baby’s blood flow throughout pregnancy.

In the future, it could mean that instead of having to attend hospital for a one-off ultrasound appointment which will only give doctors a snapshot of her baby’s wellbeing, a mother might be able to wear it while she’s going about her everyday life.

Professor Georgieva leads the Cross-disciplinary Machine Learning (XML) cluster, as well as the Oxford Labour Monitoring research team at the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, which focuses on innovation and novel tools for monitoring pregnancies and births.

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