Antoniya Georgieva

Data Scientist and AI for Obstetrics

I have developed my career in biomedical research, building on my expertise in Artificial Intelligence and mathematics, but specialising in intrapartum (in labour) fetal monitoring and obstetrics. I am fully dedicated to fetal monitoring and to researching and finding new solutions to improve birth outcomes in the UK and around the world.

My main research programme is to develop new digital tools to support informed decisions about how to best manage each individual delivery. These will provide midwives, doctors and families with evidence-based estimates for the risks to that baby’s health, based on large datasets and evidenced-based methods. In addition, I am leading an international project to develop novel sensors for fetal monitoring, allowing us much richer data about the fetal health than it has been ever possible before. We hope that, in the future, these novel technologies will helps us identify more babies at risk of stillbirth early on and prevent tragic outcomes.

I first studied Applied Mathematics in Sofia, Bulgaria, where I grew up. I then came to the UK to study for a PhD in Computer Science and AI. Subsequently, I joined Oxford University for a research position in fetal monitoring at age 25, and 17 years later I am still here. I have developed a strong multidisciplinary expertise and I am dedicating all my time to research, which I hope will bring improvements for the benefit of families and healthcare systems in the long run.

Find out more about Oxford Labour Monitoring.

Read more about Antoniya’s research in this Tech Monitor article: Using big data to prevent brain injuries during childbirth.