Poor posture detection system of hug using pose estimation

Abstract

At present, it is said that about 10% of people in Japan show symptoms of postpartum depression after childbirth, and it is a symptom that troubles many parents. One of the factors of postpartum depression is the posture of carrying an infant. If the infant is not carried in the correct posture, the body is overloaded and the risk of back pain and wrist tendinitis increases. In this study, we focus on the posture of carrying an infant, and aim to create a system that can easily detect bad posture and prevent postpartum depression and injuries by using posture estimation.