In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device and method for determining a
fetal heart rate and
heart rate variability of a pregnant woman and a
fetus are contemplated. The method includes generating a spectral transform from a waveform representing a hemodynamic parameter specific to an individual, determining a candidate residual
signal contained within an area independent of an excluded area of the spectral transform, identifying a candidate residual
signal from the candidate residual signals, comparing the candidate residual
signal with a
target signal representing an
oxygen level present in the individual's bloodstream, the
target signal being derived from the hemodynamic parameter, and determining that the candidate residual signal is associated with the
heart rate of a
fetus located within the individual in response to identifying an
inverse correlation between the candidate residual signal and the
target signal of the individual.