Go pro with the Ovia Pregnancy app

If you’re an expectant parent researching pregnancy apps, then you know how hard it is to find one you can trust.

Good news: We did the research and chose a pro-level app that is completely free for MESSA members and covered dependents.

The Ovia Pregnancy app covers the basics, of course, helping you easily track your baby’s growth and check those sometimes-weird symptoms, and it goes well beyond the bare minimum.

  • Connect with a team of experts. Speak to health coaches, mental health experts and nutritionists seven days a week.
  • Get personalized pregnancy insights. Receive support for health conditions such as gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia.
  • Create a birth plan. No question is too big or too small — they’ve seen and heard it all.

The Ovia Pregnancy app has a library chockful of articles that cover everything from the details of your MESSA pregnancy benefits to how to prepare for successful breastfeeding to the importance of caring for your mental health.

Additionally, the app includes two helpful tools help you look up medications and foods that you should avoid during pregnancy.

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The Ovia Pregnancy app has some fun features, too.

Choose from one of four themes to track your baby’s development: fruits and vegetables, fun and games, weird-but-cute animals, and Parisian bakery — showing you every week how big your petit four is getting.

You can play the name game by swiping left or right on classic and unique suggestions.

Support from Ovia doesn’t stop once your little one arrives — you can download the Ovia Parenting app to get support for navigating the early years of your child’s life through those tricky teen years.

Support through all stages of life

The Ovia app — also free for MESSA members and dependents — offers reproductive health support based on your needs: tracking your cycle, trying to conceive or managing menopause. Learn more at messa.org/Ovia.