Mothers in the digital age: 4 essential apps for pregnant women
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Technology has been transforming our daily lives, optimizing our time and some tasks, and it can be an important ally for mothers e pregnant. First-time or experienced moms can feel a little lost during some stages of pregnancy or breastfeeding. With so much information currently available, filtering trusted sources it can be a challenge.
With that in mind, we talked to Carla Dieguez, doula, perinatal educator and breastfeeding consultant, on how technology can help mothers e pregnant.
“Future mothers should seek quality information, based on scientific evidence. As today any information is within reach of a click, it is very important to know where to look”.
Carla Dieguez, doula, perinatal educator and breastfeeding consultant in an interview with showmetech
Do prenatal baby's first year, we've listed some essential apps recommended by Carla and by the writing of showmetech, which will be useful on this journey.
BabyCenter: My Pregnancy and My Baby Today
O BabyCenter is a free app that works as a guide for each day of pregnancy and baby's first year. In Brazil, the platform is the most used for this segment since 2008.
To start using it, you need to inform the expected date of delivery or use the calculator in the application itself. The app will bring information and accompany each step with tips, information and videos of fetal development.
After delivery, the app automatically turns into a daily guide with tools to track and support the baby's first year.
Among the main features are: pregnancy calendar, recipe ideas, breastfeeding tips, exercise and health advice, weekly notifications and suggestions for dealing with nausea and other pregnancy symptoms.
all the content of BabyCenter related to health is approved by a medical board.
GentleBirth: Mental Preparation for the Delivery
“One app I like to recommend for pregnant women is Gentlebirth, a technique that prepares women for a positive normal birth through training in mindfulness, hypnosis and sports psychology. Perinatal education is a key part of childbirth preparation and Gentlebirth can be a great addition.”
Carla Dieguez, doula, perinatal educator and breastfeeding consultant in an interview with showmetech
O GentleBirth is a training program based on scientific evidence and in the positive births described in the testimonies of thousands of women around the world. It offers a 7-day free trial, after which you can choose subscription plans that start at R$19,99 per month.
Contraction timer
The application Contraction timer is useful for Doula who is accompanying the birth. Just click “Start” and then tap anywhere on the screen every time you have a contraction. It is possible to record intense contractions and add notes.
It is not available in Portuguese and is available for Android e iOS.
sprout: pregnancy
“Sprout brings information about each stage of the baby's development, medical advice, appointment and task organizer, and tools. One of them is the contraction counter, which can be used during labor so that the pregnant woman and her partner can have an idea of the frequency and duration of contractions, helping to notify the team or go to the hospital. hospital (but it is always good to consult your doula, midwife or obstetrician)”.
Carla Dieguez, doula, perinatal educator and breastfeeding consultant in an interview with showmetech
O Sprout has both free and premium features, it is an interactive pregnancy diary based on Guidelines da Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FEBRASGO). It provides color images and 3D models of fetal development, records medical consultations and recommendations, weight control, kick counter and contraction timer, as well as personalized “My Baby” and “Doctor's Word” sessions.
Other tips for mothers
According to a Carla, it is important that the future mother have a healthy lifestyle, including nutrition, exercise and relaxation techniques, all of which will positively impact your baby. "Currently, scientific studies speak a lot about the benefits of normal delivery and the breast-feeding for the health of the baby, and women should prepare for this during pregnancy”, says Carla.
In addition to the apps, she suggested websites and profiles of Facebook e Instagram, which bring the latest updates on studies in obstetrics and breastfeeding, with tips for pregnant women, following the recent guidelines of the World Health Organization.
- Study, Melania, study – blog;
- GAMA - Active Maternity Support Group;
- come be born – by Carla Dieguez;
- group Natural birth on Facebook;
- group Matrice – Action to support breastfeeding on Facebook;
- Erica de Paula (@ericadpaula) on Instagram;
- my birth (@meuparto) on Instagram
- Mother Space (@espacomaeoficial) on Instagram.
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