Abstract: The present document relates to a system for monitoring one or more vital signs of a human body, in particular a baby, including a wearable device comprising a carrier suitable for being worn around an abdominal part of the body, and an electrode arrangement comprising a plurality of conductive electrodes.

Abstract: The present document relates to a method of manufacturing a flexible sensor belt suitable for being worn around an abdominal part of a human body, in particular a baby. The method comprising casting of a support layer using a flexible material in a first mould part, such that the support layer comprises one or more holes. Then, one or more electrodes are applied onto the support layer, such that these protrude the one or more holes. The electrodes are made of an electrically conductive material. The method further includes casting of a longitudinal belt section onto the support layer using a second mould part complementary to the first mould part, the casting applying the flexible material. The one or more electrodes are covered with the belt section formed on the support layer. The step of casting the belt section comprises a step of retaining the one or more electrodes using one or more retaining elements.

Abstract: The present document describes a wearable device for monitoring one or more vital signs of a human body, the device comprising a carrier suitable for being worn around an abdominal part of the body, and an electrode arrangement comprising a plurality of conductive electrodes, wherein the electrodes are arranged on the carrier such as to be brought in contact with a skin of the body in use, and wherein the electrodes are arranged for receiving electric physiologic signals from the body for enabling monitoring of a membrane potential of one or more muscles in the body, wherein the electrodes comprise one or more first electrodes arranged on the carrier such as to be in contact with a side part of a torso of the body, such as to receive via said first electrodes a first electrical signal indicative of a membrane potential of a thoracic diaphragm of the body; wherein the carrier further comprises at least one second electrode in addition to the one or more first electrodes, the at least one second electrode being

Abstract: The invention relates to a heart rate measuring apparatus and a method, adapted for measuring a subject's (6) heart rate and/or heart rate variation. The heart rate measuring apparatus (1) comprises a holder (2) adapted for carrying a portion of a body part of the subject (6) lying on or resting against the holder (2), a motion sensor (4) operatively connected to the holder (2), wherein the holder (2) is adapted for being at least partly moveable in a horizontal direction relative to the ground (7), the motion sensor (4) being adapted for measuring a signal generated by a movement of the subject (6) at least partly in the horizontal direction. In this way, a reliable signal is obtained adapted for measuring the heart rate and/or heart rate variation of a subject while keeping the implementation costs low.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heart rate measuring apparatus and a method, adapted for measuring a subject's (6) heart rate and/or heart rate variation. The heart rate measuring apparatus (1) comprises a holder (2) adapted for carrying a portion of a body part of the subject (6) lying on or resting against the holder (2), a motion sensor (4) operatively connected to the holder (2), wherein the holder (2) is adapted for being at least partly moveable in a horizontal direction relative to the ground (7), the motion sensor (4) being adapted for measuring a signal generated by a movement of the subject (6) at least partly in the horizontal direction. In this way, a reliable signal is obtained adapted for measuring the heart rate and/or heart rate variation of a subject while keeping the implementation costs low.