A wearable electronic patch for biological monitoring of a wearer, comprising: an antenna ; a base portion ; a distal portion spaced away from and opposed to the base portion , wherein the antenna is secured to the distal portion , wherein the base portion is configured to be closer to the wearer than the distal portion ; an intermediate portion joining the base portion and the distal portion , wherein the base portion , the distal portion and the intermediate portion form a continuous printed circuit board, wherein a first end of the intermediate portion is attached to the distal portion and a second end of the intermediate portion is attached to the base portion , and wherein the intermediate portion is folded over itself so that the distal portion extends parallel to, or substantially parallel to, the base portion ; a spacer sized and shaped to expand from a compressed state, when pressure is applied, to an uncompressed state, when the pressure is relieved or removed, for moving the antenna away from the base portion, wherein the spacer is secured to or sandwiched between the base portion and the distal portion both in the compressed state and the uncompressed state; and a sensor attached to the base portion and disposed between the base portion and the distal portion, wherein the sensor is configured to measure one or more biological characteristics of the wearer, wherein the wearable electronic patch is configured to be compressed into a compressed state by application of pressure to the wearable electronic patch thereby compressing the spacer into the compressed state as well and wherein the wearable electronic patch is configured to expand from the compressed state into an uncompressed state when the pressure is removed or relieved from the wearable electronic patch thereby causing the spacer to expand from the compressed state into the uncompressed state. an antenna ; a base portion ; a distal portion spaced away from and opposed to the base portion , wherein the antenna is secured to the distal portion , wherein the base portion is configured to be closer to the wearer than the distal portion ; an intermediate portion joining the base portion and the distal portion , wherein the base portion , the distal portion and the intermediate portion form a continuous printed circuit board, wherein a first end of the intermediate portion is attached to the distal portion and a second end of the intermediate portion is attached to the base portion , and wherein the intermediate portion is folded over itself so that the distal portion extends parallel to, or substantially parallel to, the base portion ; a spacer sized and shaped to expand from a compressed state, when pressure is applied, to an uncompressed state, when the pressure is relieved or removed, for moving the antenna away from the base portion, wherein the spacer is secured to or sandwiched between the base portion and the distal portion both in the compressed state and the uncompressed state; and a sensor attached to the base portion and disposed between the base portion and the distal portion, wherein the sensor is configured to measure one or more biological characteristics of the wearer, wherein the wearable electronic patch is configured to be compressed into a compressed state by application of pressure to the wearable electronic patch thereby compressing the spacer into the compressed state as well and wherein the wearable electronic patch is configured to expand from the compressed state into an uncompressed state when the pressure is removed or relieved from the wearable electronic patch thereby causing the spacer to expand from the compressed state into the uncompressed state. <EOS>