Establish that the foetal ECG can be separated from abdominal recordings.  Develop techniques for processing the separated data in order to present the PQRST waveform.  Refine the presentation of the information for clinical interpretation.  Initially concentrate on the 20-28 week period of pregnancy.  Conduct a pilot study using 10 patients believed to be normal in order to build experience of using the system.  Conduct a fuller study to evaluate the system across a larger number of patients including those with suspected abnormalities.