SkyPrenatal

A compact, low-cost and self-sustaining telemedicine device carried by unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV) to provide prenatal care in resource-scarce communities
We participated a competition at a conference in Prague, Czech

Motivation

• 99% of maternal deaths happen in developing countries
• 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day
• The key obstacle is pregnant women’s lack of access to quality skilled care before, during and after childbirth.
• Telemedicine devices can be a solution to prenatal care in resource-scarce communities

Goal

• Critical measurements of prenatal health care
• Screening for high-risk conditions
• Light-weight
• Self-sustaining
• Low-cost
• Easy to operate

To screen…

System

Components

User side interface

Physician side interface

Whole Device

User Manual

Reference

• Alkema, L., Chou, D., Hogan, D., Zhang, S., Moller, A., Gemmill, A., . . . Say, L. (2016). Global, Regional, and National Levels and Trends in Maternal Mortality Between 1990 and 2015, With Scenario-based Projections to 2030. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest,36(4), 191. doi:10.1097/01.aoa.0000504718.91214.7d
• Conde-Agudelo, A., Belizán, J. M., & Lammers, C. (2005). Maternal-perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with adolescent pregnancy in Latin America: Cross-sectional study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,192(2), 342-349. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.10.593
• Health - United Nations Sustainable Development. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/health/
• L. (2018, March 01). Live-Charts/Live-Charts. Retrieved from https://github.com/Live-Charts/Live-Charts
• Maternal and perinatal health. (2013, October 22). Retrieved from http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/maternal/maternal_perinatal/en/
• Portable Digital Blood Pressure Monitor. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://people.ece.cornell.edu/land/courses/ece4760/FinalProjects/s2005/ww56_ws62/Final Project Web/index.html
• Say, L., Chou, D., Gemmill, A., Tunçalp, Ö, Moller, A., Daniels, J., . . . Alkema, L. (2014). Global causes of maternal death: A WHO systematic analysis. The Lancet Global Health,2(6). doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70227-x
• WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. (2016). Geneva: World Health Organization.

Demo video

Our team

Award