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    Keep track of each contraction.

    Contraction Timer in ProMom

    Keep track of each contraction.

    When contractions start, timing is one more detail to manage. ProMom records how long they last, the spacing between them and how they feel, in one place.

    The timer, ready when you need it.

    How it works

    The timing, recorded as it happens.

    Start and stop the timer as you record each contraction. Your entries stay together, ready to refer to when you describe what's happening.

    1. Start when it begins.

      Start the timer when a contraction begins.

    2. Stop when it ends.

      Tap Stop when the contraction ends to record its duration.

    3. Add how it felt.

      Choose Mild, Medium or Strong to describe the intensity you experienced.

    Example contraction timer showing 26 seconds in progress, a Stop control, and Mild, Medium, and Strong intensity options.
    Time a contraction and record its intensity.

    Duration and spacing, together.

    Review your recorded contractions in one list, with timing and intensity alongside each entry. Open the record when your care team asks what you've noticed.

    • Your experience, alongside the numbers.

      The timer records duration. Your intensity rating adds how the contraction felt to you, giving you another detail to refer to in the conversation.

    Review saved durations, spacing, and intensity.

    Contraction Timer questions, answered

    It records the duration and spacing of the contractions you log, together with the intensity you select. You can review the entries in your history.

    No. Timing records cannot confirm labor or decide when you need care. Follow your maternity care team's instructions and contact them if you think labor has started or are worried.

    No. Do not wait for an app result when you are concerned. Follow the instructions your care team has given you about contacting them.

    Yes. Open the entries you have recorded when describing the timing and how the contractions felt. The app does not contact your care team for you.

    No. It's part of ProMom for iPhone, alongside Kick Counter and your other pregnancy tools.

    Your timing, in one place.

    Keep your contraction recordings together in ProMom, ready for the conversation with your care team.