Maternal and Child Health Handbook App 'Boshi-mo' Launches in Takagi Village, Nagano Prefecture!
The 'Boshi-mo' maternal and child health handbook app, operated by Boshi-mo Co., Ltd., has been introduced in Takagi Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, and will be available as the 'Takagi Village Child-rearing Support App' starting April 1st (Wednesday). The app supports the management of vaccination schedules and health checkup results, and provides local information, aiming to reduce the burden on parents and create a safe and convenient child-rerearing society.
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The maternal and child health handbook app 'Boshi-mo', operated by Boshi-mo Co., Ltd., has been introduced in Takagi Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, and will be available as the 'Takagi Village Child-rearing Support App' starting April 1st (Wednesday). Takagi Village has set 'a village where all people can live healthy and secure lives throughout their lives' as its basic goal, and residents and the administration are working together to support the healthy growth of children throughout the village. This time, 'Boshi-mo', which allows data from paper maternal and child health handbooks to be recorded as digital data and has been adopted by over 830 local governments, has been adopted. Operations will begin in line with the Child and Family Agency's policy of promoting the use of electronic maternal and child health handbooks and maternal and child health DX*1. 'Boshi-mo' is an app that easily supports vaccination schedules, health checkup result management, and local information distribution on smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Since data is saved in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case of loss of the maternal and child health handbook due to disasters, and also supports continuous use when moving to another municipality or changing device models, allowing users to continue using it with peace of mind.
◆ 'Boshi-mo' launches in Takagi Village, Nagano Prefecture, which has established a system where everyone can raise children with peace of mind throughout the village!
Takagi Village holds 'Takagi Village Mother's Class' for pregnant women, providing guidance and consultation on the health and nutrition of pregnant women and fetuses. In addition to opportunities for group learning, individual consultations are also available, which helps reduce anxiety about pregnancy and childbirth. It is also popular as a place for mothers to interact with each other. Furthermore, the village provides a birth congratulatory gift of 100,000 yen per child born in the village, and subsidizes part of the cost when mothers receive breastfeeding consultations at midwifery clinics for postpartum breastfeeding problems. Through these initiatives, the village aims to reduce the economic burden on child-rearing households and enhance the support system for safe childbirth and child-rearing. This time, 'Boshi-mo' was adopted as a new tool for disseminating child-rearing information to make the village's initiatives more convenient for child-rearing households.
◆ Comprehensive support for pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing with a community-based child-rearing app!
The 'Takagi Village Child-rearing Support App' adopted by Takagi Village is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is equipped with convenient functions that help busy mothers and fathers with child-rearing and work, such as recording and managing health data for pregnant women and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and child-rearing, sharing functions with family members such as grandparents living in distant areas, and notifying users of local information distributed by the village. 'Dekitayo Kinenbi' (I Did It Anniversary), which can be used as a child-rearing diary, was created based on the Child and Family Agency's maternal and child health handbook format examples. It allows users to record developmental stages and anniversaries related to child-rearing, including the 'Parent's Record' in the maternal and child health handbook, with photos and messages, and also serves as a guide for children's growth and development. Furthermore, even when social environmental changes occur due to the impact of infectious diseases, etc., important information such as alerts from local governments and advice from public health nurses can be instantly delivered to those who need it via text and video through the app, supporting the creation of an environment where childbirth and child-rearing can be done with peace of mind even in emergencies.
In Takagi Village, we provide child-rearing support so that children can grow up healthy, with the basic goal of 'a village where all people can live healthy and secure lives throughout their lives.' We have now started operating the 'Takagi Village Child-rearing Support App,' which supports pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing. It is equipped with various functions such as child-rearing support information and record keeping. Please make use of it.
【Information on various systems and services provided by the local government】
● Information on various subsidy systems appropriate for pregnancy and child-rearing periods, such as the child medical expense subsidy system and child allowance, and guidance on application procedures
● Various announcements distributed by the local government
【Recording and Management】
● Recording of physical condition and weight during pregnancy (graphical representation)
● Recording of fetal and child growth (graphical representation)
● Confirmation of obesity/thinness level using height and weight curves (graphical representation)
● Vaccinations: Automatic display of standard vaccination dates, management of scheduled and actual vaccinations,
Alerts to prevent missed vaccinations
● Health checkup information: Recording of health checkup data for pregnant women and children
【Information Provision and Advice】
● Basic information on childbirth and child-rearing
● Knowledge and advice tailored to gestational week and child's age in months
● Videos on how to bathe a baby and make baby food
● Information on nearby facilities (hospitals, kindergartens/nurseries, parks, child-rearing facilities, etc.)
【Child-rearing Diary: Dekitayo Kinenbi (I Did It Anniversary)】
● Record child's growth with photos
● Upload photos on anniversaries with a 'First Anniversary Template' that includes the date and words (approximately 150 items can be recorded, such as first fetal movement/kick/rolling over/sitting up/crawling/standing alone/walking alone)
【Data Sharing】
● Child's growth records and health data can be viewed on family smartphones, etc., and can also be posted on social media
Our company's vision is to reduce the friction coefficient related to pregnancy and child-rearing to zero. To achieve this, we are promoting further expansion and collaboration of support areas (prenatal and postnatal checkups, vaccinations, infant health checkups, etc.) through 'Child-rearing DX®'*2, the establishment of a one-stop application and procedure system for child-rearing, and the collaboration of maternal and child health information with related organizations (medical, childcare/education, specialized institutions, etc.). Through these efforts, we aim to reduce parents' 'anxiety and burden' and co-create a 'safe and convenient' child-rearing society with local communities.
Service name: Takagi Village Child-rearing Support App
Monthly fee (tax included): Free
Access methods
・App: Search for 'Boshi-mo' on the App Store and Google Play
(Supported OS: Android 8.0 or higher, iOS 15.0 or higher)
・Web browser: Access https://www.mchh.jp
*You can use this service even if you do not live in the target municipality, but please check the official website for information about your municipality.
*Some functions available may differ depending on your municipality.
*1: Child and Family Agency website "Policy for Promoting Child Policy DX 2025 Reference Materials"
*2: Click here for details on the 'Child-rearing DX®' service https://www.mchh.jp/boshimo-kosodatedx
*'Child-rearing DX' is a registered trademark of Boshi-mo Co., Ltd.
*Google Play and Android are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google LLC.
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*iOS is the OS name of Apple Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and is used under license.