Maternal and Child Health Handbook App "Boshi-mo" Launches in Yamagata Village, Nagano Prefecture!

Boshi-mo Inc.'s Maternal and Child Health Handbook app "Boshi-mo" has been introduced in Yamagata Village, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, and will begin providing services as the "Yamagata Village Childcare Support App" from Wednesday, April 1st. In Yamagata Village, the basic philosophy of the Yamagata Village Children's Plan is "Challenge and Growth: Yamagata where children and young people shine," aiming to create an environment where children who will bear the future can act proactively and to enhance seamless support for parenting households. This time, "Boshi-mo," which can record paper maternal and child health handbook data digitally and has been adopted by over 830 municipalities, was selected. Operations will commence in line with the Child and Family Agency's policy*1 to promote the utilization of electronic maternal and child health handbooks and maternal and child health DX. "Boshi-mo" is an app that easily supports vaccination schedules, health check-up result management, and local information distribution via smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Since data is stored 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 Yamagata Village, Nagano Prefecture, Full of Measures Supporting Diverse Parenting Households! Yamagata Village's childcare support center "Sukusuku" regularly holds events exclusively for villagers. It devises ways for both parents and children to have fun, such as enjoying age-appropriate play and encouraging information exchange among parents. In addition, childcare workers and public health nurses provide consultation for daily parenting anxieties and concerns, and offer "weaning food classes" for children in the weaning period and their guardians, providing support tailored to diverse families. Furthermore, the "Temporary Childcare Service" is also implemented, allowing children to be temporarily looked after due to parents' sudden outings, poor physical condition, or mental fatigue. Childcare workers are always present, and the service can be used up to three times a week from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays, making it strong support for busy parenting households. This time, "Boshi-mo" was adopted as a new tool for disseminating childcare information to make the village's initiatives more conveniently accessible to parenting households. ◆ Comprehensive Support for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Child-rearing with a Community-based Childcare App! The "Yamagata Village Childcare Support App," adopted by Yamagata Village, is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is equipped with convenient features that help busy mothers and fathers with childcare and work, such as recording and managing health data for expectant mothers and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and childcare, a sharing function with family members like grandparents living in distant areas, and notifying users of local information distributed by the village. The "Dekitayo Anniversary" (I Did It Anniversary), which can be used as a childcare diary, was created based on the Child and Family Agency's sample format for maternal and child health handbooks. It allows users to record developmental stages and childcare-related anniversaries, including the "Parent's Record" from the maternal and child health handbook, with photos and messages, and also serves as a guide for children's growth and development. Moreover, even when social environmental changes occur due to infectious diseases or other influences, the app can instantly deliver important information such as cautionary notices from the municipality and advice from public health nurses to those who need it, through text and videos, supporting the creation of an environment where childbirth and childcare can be carried out with peace of mind even in emergencies.

[Guidance on various systems and services provided by the municipality] ● Information on various subsidy systems appropriate for pregnancy and childcare periods, such as the child medical expense subsidy system and child allowance, and guidance on application procedures. ● Various notifications distributed by the municipality. [Record and Management] ● Record of physical condition and weight during pregnancy (graphical representation). ● Growth record of fetus and child (graphical representation). ● Confirmation of obesity/thinness degree using height-weight curve (graphical representation). ● Vaccinations: Automatic display of standard vaccination dates, management of scheduled/actual vaccinations, alert to prevent missed vaccinations. ● Health check-up information: Record health check-up data for pregnant women and children. [Information Provision and Advice] ● Basic information on childbirth and childcare. ● Knowledge and advice tailored to gestational week and child's age in months. ● Videos on how to bathe babies and prepare weaning food. ● Guidance on nearby facilities (hospitals, kindergartens/nursery schools, parks, childcare facilities, etc.). [Childcare Diary: Dekitayo Anniversary] ● Record child's growth with photos. ● Upload photos on anniversaries using "First Anniversary Templates" with dates and words (e.g., First... Fetal Movement / Kick / Rolling Over / Sitting Up / Crawling / Standing Up / Walking Alone, approximately 150 items can be recorded). [Data Sharing] ● Child's growth records and health data can be viewed on family smartphones, etc., and can also be posted on SNS. Our company's vision is to reduce the friction coefficient related to pregnancy and childcare to zero. To achieve this, we are promoting further expansion and collaboration of support areas through "Childcare DX®"*2 (e.g., prenatal check-ups, vaccinations, infant check-ups), establishment of an all-in-one application/procedure system for childcare, and collaboration of maternal and child health information with related organizations (medical, childcare/education, specialized institutions, etc.). Through this, we aim to co-create a "safe and simple" childcare society with local communities by reducing parents' "anxiety and burden." Service Name: Yamagata Village Childcare Support App Monthly Fee (tax included): Free Access Method: ・App: Search for "Boshi-mo" on the App Store or Google Play (Supported OS: Android 8.0 or higher, iOS 15.0 or higher) ・Web browser: Access https://www.mchh.jp *Even those not residing in the target municipality can use it, but please check the official website for information specific to your municipality. *Some available features may differ depending on your municipality. *1: Child and Family Agency website "Policy for Promoting Child Policy DX 2025 Reference Materials" https://www.cfa.go.jp/assets/contents/node/basic_page/field_ref_resources/6cfab22c-d2bf-4dd1-81ea-49308519ac3a/6f948f38/20250630_councils_kodomo_seisaku_DX_6cfab22c_08.pdf *2: Details of the "Childcare DX®" service here: https://www.mchh.jp/boshimo-kosodatedx *"Childcare DX" is a registered trademark of Boshi-mo Inc. *Google Play and Android are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google LLC. *App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. *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.