Maternal and Child Health Handbook App 'Boshimo' Launches in Sakae Village, Nagano Prefecture!

Boshimo Inc.'s maternal and child health handbook app 'Boshimo' has been introduced in Sakae Village, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture, and began its service as 'Sakaemura Child-rearing App with' on Wednesday, April 1st.

Sakae Village aims to create a town where children can grow up freely in a rich natural environment, with the entire village sharing the belief that "children are the treasures of the community."

This time, 'Boshimo,' which allows paper maternal and child health handbook data to be recorded as digital data and has been adopted by over 830 municipalities, was chosen. Its operation commenced in line with the Children and Families Agency's policy*1 to promote the utilization of electronic maternal and child health handbooks and maternal and child health DX.

'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports the management of vaccination schedules, health check-up results, and the distribution of local information 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, ensuring peace of mind for users.

◆'Boshimo' Launches in Sakae Village, Nagano Prefecture, Known for Seamless Support System through Economic Assistance!

Sakae Village offers a "Lively Childbirth Celebration Money" for the birth of a third child or later, providing 200,000 yen for the third child, 300,000 yen for the fourth, and 400,000 yen for the fifth and subsequent children, according to the number of children. Additionally, it actively works to reduce economic burdens at various stages of a child's growth, such as providing a 100,000 yen entrance celebration money to children entering elementary school in the village to support their new start in life.

Furthermore, to ensure the safety of infants and toddlers, the village subsidizes part of the cost of child seat purchases, creating an environment where child-rerearing households can live with peace of mind.

This time, 'Boshimo' was adopted as a new tool for disseminating child-rearing information, to make the village's initiatives more conveniently accessible to child-rearing households.

◆Comprehensive Support for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Child-rearing with a Community-Based Child-rearing App!

The 'Sakaemura Child-rearing App with,' adopted by Sakae Village, is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is packed with convenient features that 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 functions with family members like grandparents living in distant areas, and notifying users of local information distributed by the village.

The "Dekitayo Kinenbi" (I Did It Anniversary) feature, which can be used as a childcare diary, was created based on the Children and Families Agency's maternal and child health handbook format examples. It allows users to record developmental stages and anniversaries related to childcare, including the "Parent's Record" from the maternal and child health handbook, with photos and messages, and also serves as a guide for a child's growth and development.

Furthermore, even when social environmental changes occur due to infectious diseases or other factors, the app can instantly deliver important information such as warning 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 child-rearing can be done with peace of mind even in emergencies.

<Main Features of 'Sakaemura Child-rearing App with'>

【Guidance on various systems and services provided by the local government】

●Information on various subsidy systems and application procedures suitable for pregnancy and childcare periods, such as child medical expense subsidy system and child allowance

●Various notifications 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-weight curve (graphical representation)

●Vaccinations: Automatic display of standard vaccination dates, management of scheduled and actual vaccinations, prevention of missed vaccinations alerts

●Health check-up information: Recording of health check-up data for pregnant women and children

【Information Provision and Advice】

●Basic information on childbirth and childcare

●Knowledge and advice tailored to pregnancy week count and child's age in months

●Videos on bathing and making baby food

●Guidance on nearby facilities (hospitals, kindergartens/nurseries, parks, childcare facilities, etc.)

【Childcare Diary: Dekitayo Kinenbi】

●Record child's growth with photos

●Upload photos with a "First Anniversary Template" that includes dates and words for anniversaries (e.g., first fetal movement/kick/rolling over/sitting up/crawling/standing alone/walking alone, allowing recording of approximately 150 items)

【Data Sharing】

●Child's growth records and health data can be viewed on family smartphones and posted on social media

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 'Child-rearing DX®'*2 (prenatal check-ups, vaccinations, infant check-ups, etc.), the establishment of an all-in-one application and procedure system for childcare, and the sharing of maternal and child health information with related organizations (medical, childcare/education, specialized institutions, etc.). Through these efforts, we aim to co-create a "safe and simple" child-rearing society with local communities by alleviating parents' "anxiety and burden."

Service Name: Sakaemura Child-rearing App with
Monthly Fee (tax included): Free
Access Method

・App: Search for 'Boshimo' on App Store, 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 the service, but please check the official website for information specific to your municipality.
*The available functions may partially differ depending on your municipality.

*1: Children and Families 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-493085193a/6f948f38/20250630_councils_kodomo_seisaku_DX_6cfab22c_08.pdf

*2: Details of 'Child-rearing DX®' service here https://www.mchh.jp/boshimo-kosodatedx

*'Child-rearing DX' is a registered trademark of Boshimo Inc.

*Google Play and Android are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google LLC.

*App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

*iOS is an 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.