Pregnancy Companion App Provides Expecting Couples with Trusted OB/GYN Advice

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Silicon Valley, CA – A new mobile innovation is taking some of the stress out of pregnancy. Silicon Valley-based OB/GYNs Dr. Jan Rydfors and Dr. Aron Schuftan have teamed up with technology entrepreneur Denise Terry to create, Pregnancy Companion: The Obstetrician’s Mobile Guide to Pregnancy (www.pregnancycompanionapp.com), the only app created and staffed by Board Certified OB/GYNs. Recommended by over 5,000 doctors across the country, the app is also the only one that connects expecting moms directly with board certified OB/GYNs to get answers to their important questions – from food to exercise and weight gain, travel and over the counter drug use.

Specializing in high risk obstetrics and infertility treatment, Dr. Rydfors and Dr. Schuftan created Pregnancy Companion to address the questions OB-GYNs are commonly asked by pregnant women. The App features an ‘Ask the Docs’ feature so users can message directly with the doctors anytime, anywhere.  Pregnancy Companion provides women with daily pregnancy tips and tools to track the baby’s growth, due date and check drug safety.  Tools also include a hydration tracker, weight tracker, appointment keeper, contraction timer and much more.

“Pregnancy Companion is a mobile health tool that provides women and their partners with timely tools and expert information on the phases of pregnancy every day,” said Dr. Rydfors.  “It’s a great resource for quickly getting trusted answers to the most common pregnancy questions in between doctors’ appointments.”

Pregnancy Companion is the most comprehensive pregnancy app on the market and the only one to provide trusted information directly from Board Certified OB/GYNs.  The app is tailored with appropriate information and tips based on each user’s gestational period.  Also included is a weekly email recap that includes important information, like which tests are due in the coming week.

Dr. Schuftan says, “We’ve helped thousands of pregnant moms through our OB practice, but wanted to provide expert tools and support to millions of moms everywhere, so we built our

Pregnancy Companion app to allow women to access pregnancy information from anywhere via their mobile device.”

The app is available in English and Spanish in basic or premium versions for bothiOS and Android.

Daily tips and pregnancy health news is available on Twitter at @PregCompanionor on Facebook at Pregnancy Companion.

About the Creators:

Dr. Jan Rydfors, Co-founder and Chief Medical Advisor, is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN) who received his medical degree and specialty training from Stanford University Medical Center. He has a clinical faculty position at Stanford University Medical Center and co-wrote the popular Handbook in Obstetrics and Gynecology (known by OB/GYNs as the Red Book), now in its 10th edition and translated into twelve languages.

Dr. Aron Schuftan, Co-founder and Chief Customer Advocate, is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN) who received his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico and his specialty training from Boston Medical Center.  He has a special interest in using technology to empower today’s tech-savvy patients with sound medical knowledge and peace of mind.

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