Application rate for infant and child health checkups from 'Tama's Child-rearing App' (Boshi-mo) in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, exceeds 90%!
Boshi-mo Co., Ltd. (Boshi-mo) has been providing its 'Kosodate DX®' service to Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, digitalizing child-rearing projects. Since March 2025, they have been using an app for infant and child health checkup questionnaire applications to reduce the burden on parents and officials, resulting in over 90% application rates for recent checkups.
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- 📰 Published: April 3, 2026 at 19:00
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Boshi-mo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Boshi-mo) provides "Kosodate DX®*1," a digitalization support service for child-rearing related projects for local governments operated by Boshi-mo, to Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture (hereinafter referred to as Tamano City). Since March 2025, the company has been working to reduce the burden on parents and local government officials by utilizing the app for health checkup questionnaire applications through its "Infant and Child Health Checkup Service."
As a result of investigating the submission rate of infant and child health checkup questionnaires from "Tama's Child-rearing App" ("Boshi-mo*2"), it was found that 94.1% were submitted for infant health checkups on April 4, 2025, and 93.3% for 3-year-old health checkups on April 10, 2025, indicating that it is widely used by many parents.
**1. Digitalization of infant and child health checkup questionnaire submission reduces the burden on parents and local government officials! Towards smoother health checkup operations.**
Boshi-mo has been providing the Maternal and Child Health Handbook app "Boshi-mo" as "Tama's Child-rearing App" in Tamano City since July 2020, as a child-rearing support measure utilizing digital technology. Furthermore, in October 2024, it provided the "Online Reservation Service" of "Kosodate DX," which enables reservations for child-rearing events held by the city through the app, and in March 2025, it provided the "Infant and Child Health Checkup Service" and "Pediatric Vaccination Service" to digitalize procedures related to infant and child health checkups and pediatric vaccinations, thereby promoting improved convenience for child-rearing households.
As a result of investigating the submission method for infant and child health checkup questionnaires, it was found that the submission rate from "Tama's Child-rearing App" was 94.1% for infant health checkups on April 4, 2025, and 93.3% for 3-year-old health checkups on April 10, 2025.
By being able to submit infant and child health checkup questionnaires via the app, users can complete procedures regardless of location or time, even when busy with child-rearing, and the burden of handwriting is reduced. For the local government, multiple staff members can simultaneously check questionnaires and input data into the health checkup system without waiting for paper medical records to circulate, leading to smoother health checkup operations. In addition, by providing support tailored to each family based on the parents' input, the quality of health checkups is improved, and information sharing among public health nurses after the checkup is digitized, facilitating the understanding of parents' and children's situations and the consideration of support.
Boshi-mo will continue to strive for further improved convenience for child-rearing households and the creation of a city where it is easy to give birth and raise children, through its service provision to Tamano City.
**2. Results and improvements in electronic submission of infant and child health checkup questionnaires**
**[Electronic submission results]**
* Application rate from "Tama's Child-rearing App": ① 94.1%: Infant health checkup / ② 93.3%: 3-year-old health checkup
* Target health checkups for survey: ① Infant health checkup (April 4, 2025) / ② 3-year-old health checkup (April 10, 2025)
* Survey method: ① Calculated with 17 total applications for infant health checkup questionnaires as the denominator and 16 electronic applications as the numerator.
* ② Calculated with 30 total applications for 3-year-old health checkup questionnaires as the denominator and 28 electronic applications as the numerator.
**[Effects and operational improvements from implementing electronic applications]**
* Health checkup operations are streamlined, as multiple people can check questionnaires and input data into the health checkup system without waiting for paper medical records.
* The quality of health checkups is improved by providing personalized support based on the information provided by parents and public health nurses.
* Information sharing among public health nurses after the checkup is digitized, facilitating the understanding of parents' and children's situations and the consideration of support.
* Reduces the risk of information leakage due to misplacement or viewing of paper questionnaires at the venue, improving the safety of personal information management.
* Prevents human errors such as loss or misplacement of paper medical records.
* Target infant and child health checkups: April 4, 2025 (Infant health checkup) / April 10, 2025 (3-year-old health checkup)
**3. About Boshi-mo Co., Ltd.**
* Representative: Takamitsu Ogita, Representative Director
* Location: 35F Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
* Business content: Content distribution business related to healthcare
*1 "Kosodate DX": A service that supports the online digitalization of local government child-rearing related projects.
*2 "Boshi-mo": A maternal and child health handbook app that easily supports everything from maternal and child health handbook records to local information on mobile phones.
* "Kosodate DX" is a registered trademark of Boshi-mo Co., Ltd.
As a result of investigating the submission rate of infant and child health checkup questionnaires from "Tama's Child-rearing App" ("Boshi-mo*2"), it was found that 94.1% were submitted for infant health checkups on April 4, 2025, and 93.3% for 3-year-old health checkups on April 10, 2025, indicating that it is widely used by many parents.
**1. Digitalization of infant and child health checkup questionnaire submission reduces the burden on parents and local government officials! Towards smoother health checkup operations.**
Boshi-mo has been providing the Maternal and Child Health Handbook app "Boshi-mo" as "Tama's Child-rearing App" in Tamano City since July 2020, as a child-rearing support measure utilizing digital technology. Furthermore, in October 2024, it provided the "Online Reservation Service" of "Kosodate DX," which enables reservations for child-rearing events held by the city through the app, and in March 2025, it provided the "Infant and Child Health Checkup Service" and "Pediatric Vaccination Service" to digitalize procedures related to infant and child health checkups and pediatric vaccinations, thereby promoting improved convenience for child-rearing households.
As a result of investigating the submission method for infant and child health checkup questionnaires, it was found that the submission rate from "Tama's Child-rearing App" was 94.1% for infant health checkups on April 4, 2025, and 93.3% for 3-year-old health checkups on April 10, 2025.
By being able to submit infant and child health checkup questionnaires via the app, users can complete procedures regardless of location or time, even when busy with child-rearing, and the burden of handwriting is reduced. For the local government, multiple staff members can simultaneously check questionnaires and input data into the health checkup system without waiting for paper medical records to circulate, leading to smoother health checkup operations. In addition, by providing support tailored to each family based on the parents' input, the quality of health checkups is improved, and information sharing among public health nurses after the checkup is digitized, facilitating the understanding of parents' and children's situations and the consideration of support.
Boshi-mo will continue to strive for further improved convenience for child-rearing households and the creation of a city where it is easy to give birth and raise children, through its service provision to Tamano City.
**2. Results and improvements in electronic submission of infant and child health checkup questionnaires**
**[Electronic submission results]**
* Application rate from "Tama's Child-rearing App": ① 94.1%: Infant health checkup / ② 93.3%: 3-year-old health checkup
* Target health checkups for survey: ① Infant health checkup (April 4, 2025) / ② 3-year-old health checkup (April 10, 2025)
* Survey method: ① Calculated with 17 total applications for infant health checkup questionnaires as the denominator and 16 electronic applications as the numerator.
* ② Calculated with 30 total applications for 3-year-old health checkup questionnaires as the denominator and 28 electronic applications as the numerator.
**[Effects and operational improvements from implementing electronic applications]**
* Health checkup operations are streamlined, as multiple people can check questionnaires and input data into the health checkup system without waiting for paper medical records.
* The quality of health checkups is improved by providing personalized support based on the information provided by parents and public health nurses.
* Information sharing among public health nurses after the checkup is digitized, facilitating the understanding of parents' and children's situations and the consideration of support.
* Reduces the risk of information leakage due to misplacement or viewing of paper questionnaires at the venue, improving the safety of personal information management.
* Prevents human errors such as loss or misplacement of paper medical records.
* Target infant and child health checkups: April 4, 2025 (Infant health checkup) / April 10, 2025 (3-year-old health checkup)
**3. About Boshi-mo Co., Ltd.**
* Representative: Takamitsu Ogita, Representative Director
* Location: 35F Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
* Business content: Content distribution business related to healthcare
*1 "Kosodate DX": A service that supports the online digitalization of local government child-rearing related projects.
*2 "Boshi-mo": A maternal and child health handbook app that easily supports everything from maternal and child health handbook records to local information on mobile phones.
* "Kosodate DX" is a registered trademark of Boshi-mo Co., Ltd.