Project Nursery's Parent + Baby SmartBand is made for new moms

Wrist worn wearable wants to track you and your little one
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Online parent community Project Nursery has teamed up with Voxx Accessories to create a wearable that aims to make life easier for new parents.

The Parent + Baby SmartBand might look like just another fitness tracker, but it promises to keep tabs on baby and parent health during those critical early months.

The splash and sweat-resistant device (what about baby puke?) features a touchscreen display and a wristband that's available in pink, white and black shades. It also packs an impressive 30-day battery life, which means you'll be charging it a lot less than most fitness trackers.

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As far as specific features that new mothers will appreciate, you can log important events such as breastfeeding and bottle feeding, pumping, pre- and post-natal vitamins, medications, diaper changes, foetal movements, child weight, and naps.

It'll also track parents' hydration weight, diet exercise and sleep while doubling as an activity tracker to record steps, distance, calories burned and activity time.

Compatible with iOS and Android devices, the SmartBand can serve up smartwatch-style notifications including caller ID, texts and app notifications. There's also customisable reminders and alarm functions to keep parents motivated and send messages of encouragement.

The Parent + Baby SmartBand will go on sale from February 2017 and will cost $149.99, which means it costs the same as a regular tracker like the Fitbit Charge 2.

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Project Nursery's Parent + Baby SmartBand is made for new moms




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Michael Sawh has been covering the wearable tech industry since the very first Fitbit landed back in 2011. Previously the resident wearable tech expert at Trusted Reviews, he also marshaled the features section of T3.com.

He also regularly contributed to T3 magazine when they needed someone to talk about fitness trackers, running watches, headphones, tablets, and phones.

Michael writes for GQ, Wired, Coach Mag, Metro, MSN, BBC Focus, Stuff, TechRadar and has made several appearances on the BBC Travel Show to talk all things tech. 

Michael is a lover of all things sports and fitness-tech related, clocking up over 15 marathons and has put in serious hours in the pool all in the name of testing every fitness wearable going. Expect to see him with a minimum of two wearables at any given time.


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