Living and Loving – September 2019

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Are fertility tracking

apps accurate?

A 2016 study published in

Journal of the American Board

of Family Medicine found

that at that time, there were

nearly 100 smartphone apps

that helped women track their

menstrual cycles and prime

fertility windows. Of those,

some of the most popular

ones had been downloaded

over a million times each.

So, it’s clear women around

the world are finding these

apps useful, but how do they

accurately predict fertility?

Fertility tracking apps help

you remember the frequency

and length of each menstrual

cycle so you know whether

you’re regular or irregular.

They also show how long

you’re in the follicular phase

(from the first day of your

period to ovulation) and

thelutealphase(thetime

betweenovulationandthe

startofmenstruation).

Oneofthelatestfertility

apps,knownasKindara,

hasafewextrafeatures

suchasWink–one

ofthefirstoralfertility

thermometers.Thistool

helpsyoutakeyourbasal

temperaturewithasmall,

wirelessthermometerthat

syncswiththeappandkeeps

alogofyourbasalbody

temperatureeachday.

Pregnancy

notes

Tips and advicetoguide you

through your pregnancy.

Equal

parental

leave

Novartis South Africa

recently launched its

global equal parental

leave policy as part

of its commitment to

celebrating the life-

changing importance

of becoming a parent.

The groundbreaking

move will give all

new parents at

the company paid

parental leave of

a minimum of 14

weeks following the

birth, surrogacy or

adoption of a child.

“Essentially, this

means giving new

Novartis parents the

means to help them

enjoy greater flexibility

and financial stability

during one of the most

important times of their

lives,” says Mo Kadwa,

CEO at Novartis South

Africa. “This policy

also strives to make

our workplace more

inclusive by supporting

our employees

through the different

stages of their lives

and empowering

them to make the

best choices for the

health and wellbeing

of their families.”

Egypt, Germany,

India, Mexico and

Switzerland join South

Africa, where the policy

has been introduced

by the multinational

company as part

of the first phase.

!

PROTEIN

PUNCH

Experts recommend

pregnant women

include between 75gm

to 100gm of protein in

their diet every day.

Danone has launched

a new protein-packed

yoghurt range, DanPRO,

that contains up to 20g

of high-quality protein

per serving. Available

in Strawberry, Banana

and Vanilla in drinking

yoghurt, and Peach

& Mango, Blueberry,

Vanilla, Strawberry

and Plain in a tub.

Available from all leading

retailers from R13.99.

Visit livingandloving.co.za,

click on Pregnancy, then

Fertility for more on how

these apps work.

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