Apparatus and methods of monitoring maternal and fetal heart rate

A method of maternal and fetal monitoring, the method comprising:

• providing at least one detection probe configured to conduct physiological measurements on a maternal abdomen, the detection probe comprising a probe housing configured to be attached to the maternal abdomen and a tocodynamometer in the probe housing configured to acquire the physiological measurements as pressure data from the maternal abdomen, and further comprising a plurality of electrodes integrated into an exterior side of the probe housing, wherein the plurality of electrodes includes at least three electrodes on a patient side of the probe housing surrounding a probe interface, the plurality of electrodes configured to acquire biopotential physiological data from the maternal abdomen;
• acquiring pressure data with the detection probe on the maternal abdomen;
• acquiring biopotential physiological data with the plurality of electrodes;
• and
• calculating fetal heart rate (fHR) values, maternal heart rate (mHR) values, and uterine activity (UA) values from the pressure data and the biopotential physiological data.