title: A new vision for maternity records in Scotland: the Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record (SWHMR) project and the electronic Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record (eSWHMR) project.
abstract: This article outlines current developments in maternity records in Scotland. It describes the impetus for a unified woman-held paper maternity record and a complementary electronic record. Details of both these ongoing projects are provided.
authors.affiliation: NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, Elliott House, 8-10 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 5EA. helen.bedford@nhshealthquality.org
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bedford
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chalmers
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010358:Patient Participation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development; D012606:Scotland; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D018511:Systems Integration