Introducing a Fetal Movement Monitor into the Maternal Health Care in Developing Countries Targeting the Reduction of Stillbirth

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670980
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science
• Principal Investigator: MORI Kumiko 愛媛県立医療技術大学, 保健科学部, 助教 (60468949)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKATA Norimi 愛媛県立医療技術大学, 保健科学部, 助教 (20515803) ; OKA Yasunori 愛媛大学, 医学部附属病院, 准教授 (60419025)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 途上国 / 胎動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aimed to support the pregnant women and fetus of rural community in Africa by introducing a handy fetal movement monitor which can measure the well-being of the fetus and prevent stillbirth. Survey with the local medical professional in Zambia was conducted, and introduction of fetal monitor was proved to be useful in the clinical setting of Zambia both in the urban hospitals and in the rural clinics.

Free Research Field

国際看護