Maternal and Child Health Handbook App 'Boshimo' Launches in Tateshina Town, Nagano Prefecture!

The maternal and child health handbook app 'Boshimo', operated by Boshimo Inc., has been introduced in Tateshina Town, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, and has been available since Wednesday, April 1st as the 'Tateshina Parenting App'. Under the basic philosophy of "creating a town where children can grow up healthy and child-rearing is safe," Tateshina Town is preparing an environment to support child-rearing across the entire community, ensuring all children grow healthily and lead happy lives in the future. This time, 'Boshimo', which allows the data of the paper maternal and child health handbook to be recorded as digital data and has been adopted by over 830 municipalities, was selected. Operations are beginning in line with the Children and Families Agency's policy (*1) of promoting the utilization of electronic maternal and child health handbooks and maternal and child health DX. 'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports managing vaccination schedules and health checkup results, as well as the distribution of local information via smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Because the data is saved in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case the paper handbook is lost due to disasters, and it also supports continuous use when moving to other municipalities or changing devices, allowing it to be used continuously with peace of mind. ◆ Starting the provision of 'Boshimo' in Tateshina Town, Nagano Prefecture, which stays close to child-rearing households and supports the healthy growth of children! To ensure safe childbirths and enjoyable child-rearing, Tateshina Town has established systems to reduce the financial burden on child-rearing households, such as a welfare medical system for pregnant women, an independent childcare fee exemption system, and free usage fees for after-school children's clubs (after-school care) available until 7:00 PM. Furthermore, nursery schools and elementary/junior high schools are advancing initiatives to support children's growth, such as providing freshly made school lunches from their own kitchens and English classes taught by native speakers. This time, to make the town's initiatives more conveniently accessible to child-rearing households, 'Boshimo' was adopted as a new tool for disseminating parenting information. ◆ Solid support for pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare with a community-based parenting app! The 'Tateshina Parenting App' adopted by Tateshina Town is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is packed with convenient functions to help busy mothers and fathers, such as recording and managing the health data of expecting mothers and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and childcare, a sharing function with family members like grandparents living far away, and notifying users of local information distributed by the town. "I Did It Anniversary," which can be used as a childcare diary, was created based on the format examples of the maternal and child health handbook from the Children and Families Agency. It not only allows users to record developmental stages including the "Guardian's Record" of the handbook and anniversaries related to parenting along with photos and messages, but also serves as a guideline for children's growth and development. Furthermore, even when social environment changes occur due to factors like infectious diseases, important information such as advisories from the local government and advice from public health nurses can be instantly delivered to those who need it via text or video through the app, supporting the creation of an environment where people can give birth and raise children with peace of mind even in emergencies.