Contraction Master iPhone Application for Clients or Yourself
Apr 13th, 2009 | By Darlene MacAuley | Category: doula business tips, Inspiring New Tip, Resources
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For couples (or birth doulas) who want an easy, tech-y way to track contractions during labor, here is a nifty little application for the iPhone called Contraction Master. At 99 cents, it is a great little tool for mamas. No pens, paper or math skills necessary. All you need to do is press a pretty pink button at the start of of the contraction, and then press the same button to pause the timer.
This nifty program tracks the start and end times of the contraction, the duration and frequency between the start of one contraction to the next. You can exit out of the program, take a phone call, check your email, and if you return to Contraction Master it continues the current log. You can even look at the history of the contractions and email the log to someone (hmmm… to the doula, perhaps?). This tool is perfect for birth doulas to use as well.
I tested it out and it looks like a helpful little tool. My only suggestion would be to turn off the Auto-Lock function, especially if it’s password protected.
What are your favorite tech-related tools that you use in your business? Add a comment below.
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I love sharing contractionmaster.com with my CBE classes and doula clients. It usually keeps that partner in an active role during the early stages of labor. When I arrive to the laboring mom’s home, the partners always like to show me the progress that they tracked. It would be great if they get and application for Blackberry phones.
Shayla – Thanks so much for sharing you and your clients’ experiences with Contraction Master. That’s awesome!
Darlene, I thought that your blog was on my Google Reader, but it’s not. I’m double-signed up now.
I just started (*another*) blog and thought this tied into it:
http://themustachioedladybug.blogspot.com/2010/06/theres-app-for-that.html
I started this blog because I have so many friends asking for tips, advice on products, etc. I know I’m not the first, or even close, to have blog about pregnancy and baby products, but feel free to pass along to others. I have a Hypnobabies post that I’m planning on doing soon, of course!
Cool resource, and one that’ll be good to recommend to my doula clients and students! Thanks, Kari!
Another one I find really handy for the iPhone is iBirth.
It has a contraction timer with all of the functions of Contraction Master, but also has a couple of other sections with handy lists for comfort measures, questions to ask care providers, pregnancy nutrition and some great little videos for positioning ideas during labour.
Great for parents, but also fantastic for doulas who are dead on their feet 20 hours into a birth as a memory jogging tool
Love your site by the way Darlene, you do an amazing job. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Tina! It’s great to hear about other useful apps. It’s hard to keep up with all the new ones that are released.