High-risk pregnancy & post-partum

• pH (urine)

  Urine acidity. Drift signals diet, hydration, infection risk, and renal function.

• Glucose (urine)

  Spillover above the renal threshold. Tracks glycaemic control and metabolic state.

• Blood (urine)

  Haemoglobin in urine. Tracks UTI severity, stones, and urological pathology.

• Specific gravity

  Urine concentration. Direct hydration signal.

• Weight & body comp

  Daily mass, fluid retention proxy, and trend signal for CHF, metabolic, and recovery.

• Urinalysis test strip

  10-parameter reagent strip read at the seat. Captures pH, nitrites, leukocytes, glucose, blood, protein, ketones, urobilinogen, bilirubin, and specific gravity from each void.

• Urine spectroscopy (optical / SERS)

  Non-contact optical analysis of urine in the bowl or stream. Uses vis-NIR absorbance, fluorescence, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to fingerprint analytes without consumables. Calibrates against the same biochemistry strips read by urinalysis.

• Load cell array

  Strain-gauge load cells in the floor mat and seat for weight, weight distribution, balance, gait timing, and sit-to-stand dynamics.

1. 01

   How might we keep high-risk pregnancy patients continuously monitored at home?

2. 02

   How might we catch preeclampsia and gestational diabetes earlier from daily urine signal?

3. 03

   How might we extend continuity through the post-partum window the system currently abandons?

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