Pregnancy and postnatal wellbeing app Carea has launched a new Contraction Timer designed to move beyond the traditional stopwatch model.

Founder Anastasia Shubareva-Epshtein’s own experience of antenatal depression inspired the feature, which has been developed with input from users and midwives.

It combines intelligent labour pattern analysis with integrated wellbeing tools to help women feel calmer and more in control during labour, better understand their labour progression and make informed decisions about when to seek medical advice or attend hospital.

The app also generates a clinician-friendly summary of contraction frequency, duration and intervals, supporting conversations between mothers, birth partners and maternity care teams.