1. A method of automatically monitoring the movement activity of a fetus, the method comprising the steps of: detecting ( 200 ) overall movements of a pregnant female, said overall movements comprising movements of the pregnant female and movements of the fetus; detecting at least one second physiological signal ( 26 ) of the pregnant female; and determining ( 300 ) the movement activity of the fetus by analyzing the detected overall movements of the pregnant female, analyzing the at least one second physiological signal ( 26 ) of the pregnant female, and discriminating movements of the pregnant female from movements of the fetus depending on the analyzing results.