ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,241, issued on March 18.

"Health management device for mother and fetus" was invented by Diane A. Geer (Nashville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A health management device for a user is described. The device may include a flexible body having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface may be configured to be adhered to a user skin. The device may further include a sensor attached to the interior surface. The sensor may be configured to measure user biometric information. Further, the device may include a processor configured to determine a user contraction level based on the user biometric information. ...