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Chosen and cited by other researchers

Groups with no connection to Nuvo that used INVU in their own studies, and reviews that name or cite it.

Studies by other groups that used INVU
2026
Lower fetal heart rate variability and parenting stress associate with toddler psychopathology riskZhou AM, Maylott SE, Neff D, et al. Sci Rep 2026;16:3867

Fetal heart rate variability recorded at home with INVU, linked to outcomes in toddlers.

University of Utah
2026
Prenatal maternal distress and fetal heart rate: examining sex-specific sensitivityZhou AM, Maylott SE, Molina NC, et al. J Affect Disord 2026;414:122330

Fetal heart rate recorded with INVU to study how maternal distress affects the fetus.

University of Utah
2025
Use of in-home non-stress monitoring device for fetal monitoring: a nonsignificant risk (NSR) device studyClinicalTrials.gov NCT07223996 · completed 2026

Another manufacturer tested its home device against FDA-cleared INVU as the comparator.

Nestmedic S.A.
2022
Bringing the laboratory into the home: a protocol for remote biobehavioral data collection in pregnant women with emotion dysregulation and their infantsGao MM, Saenz C, Neff D, et al. J Health Psychol 2022;27(11):2644–67

A University of Utah lab used INVU to record fetal and maternal heart rate at home in its own research study.

University of Utah
2021
Comprehensive pregnancy monitoring with a network of wireless, soft, and flexible sensors in high- and low-resource health settingsRyu D, Kim DH, Price JT, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021;118(20):e2100466118

Names INVU among existing home pregnancy monitors.

Northwestern, UNC, Zambia
Reviews and reports that name or cite INVU
2026
Remote home cardiotocography: a systematic review and meta-analysisLe Vance J, Adeoye A, Man R, et al. PLOS Digit Health 2026;5(1):e0001184

Includes the Penn and Sheba INVU studies.

Birmingham, UK
2026
The FemTech revolution: unlocking the potential of new technology for optimizing pregnancy outcomes in low- and middle-income countries and remote areasMelamed N, Divakar H, Choolani M, et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2026;174(2):530–53

FIGO committee article; cites the INVU contraction study among emerging wearable tocometers.

FIGO
2026
Electrohysterography for uterine contractility monitoring: measurement principles, clinical evidence, and reporting recommendationsBayramli G, Valluru KGR, Goyal R. Sensors (Basel) 2026;26(15):4669

Names the FDA-cleared INVU belt as a wearable that records heart rates and uterine activity for remote review.

University of Arizona
2025
Advancements in fetal heart rate monitoring: a report on opportunities and strategic initiatives for better intrapartum careLovers A, Daumer M, Frasch MG, et al. BJOG 2025;132(7):853–66

International expert report that lists INVU among fetal monitoring technologies moving into patients’ homes.

International expert group
2024
Antenatal noninvasive fetal electrocardiography: a literature reviewPegorie C, Liu B, Thilaganathan B, Bhide A. Matern Fetal Med 2024;6(3):178–89

Lists INVU as an FDA-cleared fetal ECG device for home monitoring.

St George’s, London
2023
Pregnancy in the time of COVID-19: towards fetal monitoring 4.0Kahankova R, Barnova K, Jaros R, et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023;23:33

Describes INVU and its high correlation with CTG.

Czech Republic
2022
The future of remote monitoring for pregnancyWalter JR, Xu S, Stringer JSA, Rogers JA. Bridge (Wash D C) 2022;52(1):16–24

National Academy of Engineering journal; describes INVU and its FDA clearances for remote pregnancy monitoring.

US
2022
Translational gaps and opportunities for medical wearables in digital healthXu S, Kim J, Walter JR, et al. Sci Transl Med 2022;14(666):eabn6036

Cites INVU as an FDA-cleared abdominal band for fetal and maternal heart rate.

US
2020
A systematic scoping review to identify the design and assess the performance of devices for antenatal continuous fetal monitoringTamber KK, Hayes DJL, Carey SJ, et al. PLoS One 2020;15(12):e0242983

Systematic review of home fetal monitors that includes INVU.

UK

Highlighted papers

what the journals found, in plain language
Sheba Beyond: a hospital unit for high-risk pregnancy, at home — Nuvo cover picture Programme studyFront Digit Health · 2026

Sheba Beyond: a hospital unit for high-risk pregnancy, at home

Sheba Beyond describes how it designed a hybrid hospital-and-home unit for high-risk pregnancy, using INVU by Nuvo for fetal heart tracing at home.

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Sheba: gestational diabetes care split between home and clinic — Nuvo cover picture Pilot studyIJGO · 2025

Sheba: gestational diabetes care split between home and clinic

Sheba Medical Center ran a hybrid programme for women with gestational diabetes, with INVU for the nonstress test at home.

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What patients said about testing at home — Nuvo cover picture Research letterAJOG MFM · 2024

What patients said about testing at home

Penn researchers asked patients who did their nonstress tests at home with INVU how it went, through weekly surveys and interviews.

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Banner Health: a year of remote NSTs in rural care — Nuvo cover picture Letter to the editorsAJOG · 2024

Banner Health: a year of remote NSTs in rural care

A Banner Health clinician wrote to the journal about a year of remote nonstress testing with INVU in rural care.

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Penn Medicine: high-risk patients did their NSTs at home — Nuvo cover picture Research letterAJOG · 2023

Penn Medicine: high-risk patients did their NSTs at home

At Penn Medicine, 34 patients with high-risk pregnancies enrolled and 29 did their nonstress tests at home with INVU.

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Independent review of the next generation of fetal monitoring — Nuvo cover picture ReviewBMC Pregnancy Childbirth · 2023

Independent review of the next generation of fetal monitoring

An independent review of remote fetal monitoring in the COVID-19 era describes INVU among the new technologies.

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Contraction monitoring more accurate than the standard belt — Nuvo cover picture Validation studyAJOG · 2022

Contraction monitoring more accurate than the standard belt

INVU’s contraction monitoring was tested in 118 women (78 in the validation phase) against the intrauterine pressure catheter, the clinical reference.

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Contractions read from the heart’s own signals — Nuvo cover picture Validation studyFront Bioeng Biotechnol · 2022

Contractions read from the heart’s own signals

INVU derives uterine activity from the mother’s heart signals, electrical and acoustic, rather than from a pressure belt.

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INVU heart-rate readings agreed closely with hospital CTG — Nuvo cover picture Validation studyAJOG MFM · 2020

INVU heart-rate readings agreed closely with hospital CTG

In 147 pregnant women, fetal and maternal heart rates recorded with INVU were compared with standard cardiotocography (CTG).

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