article_snippet: THAT GETS MUMS-TO-BE MOVING .
article_snippet: maternity dresses designed by Blake Uretsky, a fashion student at Cornell University in the U.S., contain conductive silver fibres under the bust to monitor a pregnant woman’s heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and temperature, along with a device worn on the belt that can then communicate with a smartphone.
article_snippet: The dress can then alert a mother-to-be if mother- readings suggest mother- might be over doing it — or not being active enough.
article_snippet: Some research has suggested that women who are more active during pregnancy have fewer complications during both gestation and labour.