SwasthGarbh: A Smartphone App for Improving the Quality of Antenatal Care and Ameliorating Maternal-Fetal Health

The utility of telemedicine in healthcare has been brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic. 'SwasthGarbh' (Healthy Pregnancy) is a multi-functional, interactive smartphone application for providing antenatal care and real-time medical support to all pregnant women (especially tho...

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Published in:IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics 2023-06, Vol.27 (6), p.2729-2738
Main Authors: Sharma, Sahil, Soni, Snigdha, Kaushik, Shalini, Kalaivani, Mani, Dadhwal, Vatsla, Sharma, K Aparna, Sharma, Deepak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenatal care (ANC)
Bioinformatics
Complications
COVID-19
digital health
Fetuses
Health services
Hemoglobin
History
Maternal & child health
Medical services
mobile app
Obstetrics
Pandemics
Physicians
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Prenatal care
Rural areas
Servers
Smartphones
SwasthGarbh
Telemedicine
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Summary:The utility of telemedicine in healthcare has been brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 pandemic. 'SwasthGarbh' (Healthy Pregnancy) is a multi-functional, interactive smartphone application for providing antenatal care and real-time medical support to all pregnant women (especially those in rural areas and/or do not have easy access to doctors). A randomized controlled trial ( n = 150) demonstrates its utility in improving the quality of antenatal care, reducing obstetric/medical complications and achieving a positive pregnancy experience. The test group (patients registered on the App) showed a significantly higher number of mean (± SD) antenatal visits (7.0 ± 1.5 vs. 5.7 ± 1.8; P < 0.001) as well as better compliance with the WHO visit protocol (87.2% vs. 69.8%, P < 0.001) and antenatal investigations (73.2% vs. 41.7%, P
ISSN:2168-2194
2168-2208
DOI:10.1109/JBHI.2022.3211426