1. A method of automatically monitoring movement activity of a fetus, the method comprising the steps of: detecting overall movements of a pregnant female, said overall movements comprising a combination of movements of the pregnant female and movements of the fetus; detecting at least one second physiological signal of the pregnant female; and determining the movement activity of the fetus by analyzing the detected overall movements of the pregnant female, analyzing the at least one second physiological signal of the pregnant female, and discriminating movements of the pregnant female from independent movements of the fetus depending on the analyzing results.