Maternal and Child Health Handbook App 'Boshimo' Starts Provision in Chihayaakasaka Village, Osaka Prefecture!

The maternal and child handbook app 'Boshimo', operated by Boshimo Inc., has been introduced in Chihayaakasaka Village, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, and will begin provision as the 'Kogosekko♡Sukusuku App' from Wednesday, April 1. In Chihayaakasaka Village, under the 3rd Chihayaakasaka Village Children and Childcare Support Business Plan, the basic philosophy is 'Chihayaakasaka, a town where everyone supports each other and encourages children's dreams and futures'. In addition to creating an environment where parents and children can live healthily, the village is enhancing initiatives to support learning and growth, providing detailed support to diverse child-rearing households. This time, 'Boshimo', which can record data from paper maternal and child health handbooks as digital data and has been introduced in over 830 local governments, was adopted. Operations will begin in light of the Children and Families Agency's policy to utilize electronic maternal and child handbooks and promote maternal and child health DX (*1). 'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports the management of vaccination schedules and medical checkup results, as well as the delivery of regional information via smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Because the data is stored in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case the maternal and child health handbook is lost due to disasters, and it also supports continuous use when moving to another municipality or changing devices, allowing users to continue using it with peace of mind. ◆Starting provision of 'Boshimo' in Chihayaakasaka Village, Osaka Prefecture, which supports learning and interaction for child-rearing households through various measures! In Chihayaakasaka Village, as a 'Childcare Support Childbirth Celebration Project', picture books, childcare books, and building blocks made from locally produced 'Osaka Kawachi Timber' are presented to children born in the village and their guardians, supporting the healthy growth of the children who will lead the next generation. Also, at the regional childcare support center 'Himawari', they support child-rearing families through childcare consultations and various events such as seasonal crafting using familiar items like paper cups, and physical play. The facility also holds English classes once a month aiming for children to feel familiar with English while playing happily, striving to create an environment that realizes diverse learning and interaction. This time, in order for child-rearing households to utilize the village's initiatives more conveniently, 'Boshimo' was adopted as a new tool for transmitting childcare information. ◆Firmly supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare with a community-based childcare app! The 'Kogosekko♡Sukusuku App' adopted by Chihayaakasaka Village is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is packed with convenient features to help busy mothers and fathers with childcare and work, such as recording and managing health data for pregnant women and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and childcare, sharing features with family members such as grandparents living far away, and notifying regional information distributed by the village. The 'I Did It Anniversary', which can be used as a childcare diary, was created based on the maternal and child health handbook format examples of the Children and Families Agency. It can record anniversaries related to developmental stages and childcare, including the 'Guardian's Record' of the maternal and child health handbook, with photos and messages, and also serves as a guideline for children's growth and development. Furthermore, even when social environmental changes occur due to the impact of infectious diseases, it supports the creation of an environment where users can give birth and raise children with peace of mind even in emergencies, such as by instantly delivering important information like caution notices from the local government or advice from public health nurses to those who need it via text or video through the app.