Here’s my shortlist of three apps that enable pregnant women and new moms to understand the nine months of foetal development, and nurture their children through infancy and early childhood writes, Cynthia John

Sprout baby

iOS

For most new mothers, parenthood is an overwhelming experience. This app offers a plethora of trackers to monitor your child’s health, medical reports, growth chart, vaccination schedule, feeding and sleep cycles. Parents can also monitor their child’s quality and duration of sleep, diet, feedings frequency, etc. There’s also a provision to save photos and memories of special events and milestones.
This apps works exclusively on Apple devices — iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad.

Pregnancy+

iOS

This app developed by the multinational lighting company Philips is what midwives and paediatricians prescribe for patients. Consistently rated five stars in Apple and Android play stores, Pregnancy+ offers 40 3D animated images triggered by touch, including recordings of the enceinte baby’s heartbeat. In addition, it generates daily reports based on medical and personal logs on the progress of your pregnancy, diet, and exercise. For example this app will enable you to plan your diet and recommends suitable foods for different pregnancy stages as well as exercise schedule.

 

Baby+

iOS and Android

Baby+ records child developmental milestones such as first tooth, weight and height increase, etc. Photos can be stored in a personalised diary, which can be turned into yearbooks. Moreover, the app provides daily blog posts, weekly infant development reports and graphs, parenting and breastfeeding guides and sleep-inducing lullabies. For new, especially first-time parents, Baby+ provides a flood of valuable information and advice on every stage of early childhood development.

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