title: Electronic personal maternity records: Both web and smartphone services.
abstract: This study develops an antenatal care information system to assist women during pregnancy. We designed and implemented the system as both a web-based service and a multi-platform application for smartphones and tablets. The proposed system has three novel features: (1) web-based maternity records, which contains concise explanations of various antenatal screening and diagnostic tests; (2) self-care journals, which allow pregnant women to keep track of their gestational weight gains, blood pressure, fetal movements, and contractions; and (3) health education, which automatically presents detailed information on antenatal care and other pregnancy-related knowledge according to the women's gestational age. A survey was conducted among pregnant women to evaluate the usability and acceptance of the proposed system. In order to prove that the antenatal care was effective, clinical outcomes should be provided and the results are focused on a usability evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tien-Yan
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mei-San
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Yun
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Jing
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medical Informatics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: houtw@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Ting-Wei
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hou
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D011247:Pregnancy; D000068997:Smartphone; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: Antenatal; Maternity record; Multi-platform; Pregnancy; Self-care