Scientists working on smartwatch which tells you if you’re pregnant

A smartwatch could soon be able to tell women if they’re in the early stages of pregnancy.

Scientific research in Switzerland has revealed a series of minor physiological changes that are apparent within a week of a woman becoming pregnant – and they’re traceable on smart health devices.

The next stage is creating an algorithm that can detect those changes, offering users information about their best times to conceive and signalling the start of a pregnancy.

The Ava smart bracelet, which currently tracks users’ ovulation cycles, is planning to conduct tests for a pregnancy-detecting feature before the year ends.

The changes scientists have discovered include a pulse variation of 2.1 beats per minute, a 0.2 degree celsius change in skin temperature.

“Rather than waking up every morning and trying to pee on a stick to detect the rise in hCG you would simply have the bracelet worn both night and day,” Mohaned Shilaih, senior researcher at University Hospital Zurich, explains, adding that the team is recruiting women to trial the device.