Pregnancy Health Monitoring System based on Biosignal Analysis

Pregnancy is a special condition in which women go through various health complications throughout the period of gestation. It is not feasible to predict these complications in an absolute manner. Different complications have varying probabilities of occurrence depending upon the phase in pregnancy. Consequently, the only way to ensure a healthy pregnancy is periodic health checkups and continuous health monitoring. Existing literature suggests that conventional health monitoring systems are either too specific or too general, therefore too inflexible to be suited for pregnant women. This paper proposes an end to end solution for tracking the health parameters of users by performing photoplethysmogram (PPG) analysis. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) parameters are calculated and matched with the suggested normal range. The system is capable of distinguishing abnormal HRV readings as a known medical complication specific to pregnancy. This system is available to the end user in the form of a web based application. An important feature of this application is patient-doctor communication. Once, any complication is diagnosed, an alert is generated wherein the user has an option of sharing the report of their diagnosis with their caretakers.