Feasibility of smart wristbands for continuous monitoring during pregnancy and one month after birth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smart wristbands enable the continuous monitoring of health parameters, for example, in maternity care. Understanding the feasibility and acceptability of these devices in an authentic context is essential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using a smart wristband to collect continuous activity, sleep and heart rate data from the beginning of the second trimester until one month postpartum.

Methods

The feasibility of a smart wristband was tested prospectively through pregnancy in nulliparous women (n = 20). The outcomes measured were the wear time of the device and the participants' experiences with the smart wristband. The data were collected from the wristbands, phone interviews, questionnaires, and electronic patient records. The quantita

SUBMITTER: Grym K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6337833 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature