The foetus of a pregnant women under the control of a new pocket device
British scientists have created a pocket device for the control of a foetus` heartbeat. This device will help pregnant women to control the work of child’s heart and in case of any deviations to call for medical aid.
15-years cooperation of engineers and doctors from Nottingham University resulted in development of a simple device in size of a mobile phone which can be used by the pregnant woman out of the medical institution and which does not demand doctor’s interference. Such high-sensitive device calculates heartbeat frequency in real time. Then the received data are transferred with the help of wireless technology to the nearest computer or handheld computer.
Safety of the device has already been confirmed by the existing European Community standards. As informed one of the leading researchers Barry Hiens-Gill, clinical tests of the device is planned to be finished by July, 2007, and in his opinion, already this October new device will appear on sale.