When a wearable spotted pregnancy before she did

BBC profiles Ravika, who was alerted by her Oura ring to a poor health score, elevated temperature and lower HRV before she could confirm pregnancy, a pattern some users report across wearables. While such devices can hint at early pregnancy through temperature and other metrics, experts warn the data isn’t reliable enough for medical decisions and can cause anxiety; doctors advise using wearables as a supplement to care, not a replacement, and note rising use as wearables become more common in the UK.