A new application on the iPhone claims to translate babies cries so that parents can understand what they want and need.
The Cry Translator application, which costs £17,99, is said by its designers to be 96 per cent accurate in interpreting cries of distress from babies.
The programme uses the iPhonee's microphone to receive the sound, analyses it, and displays information about what it means on the screen.
Researchers led by Dr Antonio Portugal RamÃrez, a Spanish paediatrician, developed the project after finding that babies' wails could be broken down into five separate categories.
They learned that all babies, regardless of the language they are exposed to at home, have the same distinctive cries to indicate whether they are hungry, annoyed, tired, stressed or bored.
Parenting experts said they feared the technology on the Apple phone could discourage mothers from relying on their instinct and experience.
Some believe there is nothing scientific about the so called interpretations, whilst others reviewing the application online swear by it and claim it has helped enormously with knowing what their baby wants.
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