11.
project:
Hypertension during pregnancy is common. A woman may bé
Hypertensive while entering pregnancy or during pregnancy
Hypertension, during pregnancy, causes severe problems. Therefore
Pregnant woman with hypertension is high risk.
A Pregnancy is divided into three trimesters. An increase in Blood
Pressure/ Hypertension first picked up after the 20t week of
pregnancy is called ‘Pre-Eclampsia’, which is now one of the leading
health problems during pregnancy.
headache, hepatic
Pre-Eclampsia causes visual disturbances,
urine
ischaemia, placenta abruption, oedema, reduced
output(proteinuria), and liver problems. It also causes fetal problems.
If left undetected will lead to ‘Eclampsia’ causing a seizure, renal
failure and stroke.
While physicians promote regular check-ups for pregnant women
ranging from monthly to weekly depending on gestational age,
medicine in rural areas both domestically and globally is often limited
by resources that prevent access to quality care.: Presser/rolloy,
their Pre-eclampsia deve!
As such,
Pregnant woman
lopmental risk. :
this type of cost-effective, robust,
diagnostic tool could be useful for Pregnant wom.
for developing pre-eclampsia,
developed regions.
and straightforward
en to track their risk
both in resource-limited areas and
The project also features an app with the following scope.
* To guide the patient through voice commands and pictures
during the Rollover test.
To store the data of the patient and communicate it to the
hospital through cloud services.
To enable efficient communication with the Doctor and the
patient without travelling to the hospital for regular check-ups.
+ To also monitor other factors that contribute to pre-eclampsia
using sensors(pulse, temperature, pressure etc) and diagnose the
same.
|Overall, The project enables the pregnant woman to stay indoors, while
being able to communicate with the hospital and assess any risks
during pregnancy, as paying a visit to the hospital, during the ongoing
pandemic increases the risk of infection for the mother and baby.12. Methodology >
sure the
lin this project, the rollover test has been automated to m
Ivarying levels of blood pressure; during the test, the patient is guided
Jy voice and pictorial notes, to perform the test accurately. The
lcalculated data is further stored in the cloud and transmitted to the
\concerned Doctor through the smartphone application.
‘The working of this project is as follows:
+ The app is interfaced with a questionnaire regarding patient's:
physical stature, pregnancy and family history of diabetes and
pre-eclampsia.
+ After storing the information in the cloud, the app further
‘collects more information on body temperature, pressure,
oxidation level from various sensors present in the wearable.
_ a 5The patient is then provided information to take up the
Rollover/Supine Pressor Test regularly.
‘The app, with the help of programmed voice and picture notes,
guides the patient throughout the test, to obtain precise results.
Firstly, the individual’s blood pressure is first measured while
she is sitting with her arms rested and legs uncrossed. Secondly,
she is made to lie on her sidearm and checked again until the BP
sensor confirms a stable measurement.
‘After attaining a constant BP, the patient gets into the supine
position, with the help of the accelerometer and blood pressure
sensor, the smartphone application aligns the patient in specific
degrees during the test and records the Blood Pressure readings.
If the patient is found to be in an erroneous position, the
application instantly identifies it and prompts the user to correct
herself.
‘The Rollover test is repeated for five consecutive times to get an
optimal value.
‘The application categories the results depending on the BP
values obtained for each of the positions.
‘The'computed results and obtained data is saved in the cloud
and henceforth transmitted to the hospital and concerned
Doctor for further medication.
‘Thus, the patient can communicate with the hospital effectively
from home and perform the tests on their own without having to
risk infection by Covid-19, going to the hospital.
in case of fabrication work in the project, an engineering drawing with
\dimensions / detailed design should be attached to the proposal.
13.
Expected Outcome of the project :
[By this project, a wearable sensor is developed that can automate the
[Rollover test and measure blood pressure, body position, temperature,
other factors contributing to the early diagnosis of Preeclampsia and
rans e results to the hospital through to id ‘i
lwomen at risk of developing preeclampsia, ee