A fluid pump comprising: a fluid inlet ; a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet ; a motor configured to pump a fluid through the fluid inlet to the fluid channel ; a fluid outlet fluidly coupled to the fluid channel ; a pair of electrodes having a first electrode and a second electrode ; a current sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a current being supplied to the motor ; and a capacitance sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a capacitance between the pair of electrodes , wherein the fluid pump is configured to monitor the first signal and the second signal, and wherein the fluid pump is configured to be controlled based on at least one of the first signal and the second signal, characterized in that: the capacitance sensor includes a monitoring chamber fluidly coupled to the fluid channel , wherein the monitoring chamber is at least partially filled with gas, and wherein the monitoring chamber is configured to allow the gas to be at least partially displaced by the fluid flowing into the monitoring chamber from the fluid channel based on an operational mode of the fluid pump ; and the pair of electrodes is associated with the monitoring chamber , wherein the second signal between the pair of electrodes is indicative of a fluid pressure within the fluid channel . a fluid inlet ; a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet ; a motor configured to pump a fluid through the fluid inlet to the fluid channel ; a fluid outlet fluidly coupled to the fluid channel ; a pair of electrodes having a first electrode and a second electrode ; a current sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a current being supplied to the motor ; and a capacitance sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a capacitance between the pair of electrodes , wherein the fluid pump is configured to monitor the first signal and the second signal, and wherein the fluid pump is configured to be controlled based on at least one of the first signal and the second signal, characterized in that: the capacitance sensor includes a monitoring chamber fluidly coupled to the fluid channel , wherein the monitoring chamber is at least partially filled with gas, and wherein the monitoring chamber is configured to allow the gas to be at least partially displaced by the fluid flowing into the monitoring chamber from the fluid channel based on an operational mode of the fluid pump ; and the pair of electrodes is associated with the monitoring chamber , wherein the second signal between the pair of electrodes is indicative of a fluid pressure within the fluid channel . the capacitance sensor includes a monitoring chamber fluidly coupled to the fluid channel , wherein the monitoring chamber is at least partially filled with gas, and wherein the monitoring chamber is configured to allow the gas to be at least partially displaced by the fluid flowing into the monitoring chamber from the fluid channel based on an operational mode of the fluid pump ; and the pair of electrodes is associated with the monitoring chamber , wherein the second signal between the pair of electrodes is indicative of a fluid pressure within the fluid channel . <EOS>