Maternal and Child Health Handbook App 'Boshimo' Launches in Taiki-cho, Mie Prefecture!

The maternal and child health handbook app 'Boshimo', operated by Boshimo Co., Ltd., has been introduced in Taiki-cho, Watarai-gun, Mie Prefecture, and launched as the 'Taikikko App' on Wednesday, April 1. In Taiki-cho, under the basic philosophy of 'Taiki-cho, a town that makes children smile', the town is promoting the creation of a system where every resident recognizes the importance of child-rearing, and the entire community, in cooperation with the government, supports children and child-rearing families. 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. The operation starts based on the policy of promoting the utilization of electronic maternal and child health handbooks by the Children and Families Agency and the promotion of maternal and child health DX. 'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports the management of vaccination schedules, health checkup results, and the distribution of local information via smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Since the data is stored in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case the maternal and child health handbook is lost due to a disaster, etc., and can be continuously used when moving to another municipality or changing device models, allowing for peace of mind in continuous use. **◆'Boshimo' launched in Taiki-cho, Mie Prefecture, known for its support systems close to both parents and children!** Taiki-cho is working to create a town that is easy for child-rearing, centering on child-rearing support centers, nursery schools, and after-school care, by providing places for parents and children to make friends, belong, and consult about child-rearing. Furthermore, the town supports the healthy growth of children through financial assistance, such as congratulatory money at birth, birth month allowances for families with children from infancy to junior high school graduation, and free school lunches for students attending public elementary and junior high schools in Taiki-cho. This time, 'Boshimo' was adopted as a new tool to disseminate child-rearing information so that child-rearing households can utilize the town's initiatives more conveniently. **◆Firmly supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare with a community-based parenting app!** The 'Taikikko App' adopted by Taiki-cho 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, sharing functions with grandparents living far away, and notifying regional information distributed by the town. 'I Did It Anniversary', which can be used as a parenting diary, was created based on the maternal and child health handbook format examples of the Children and Families Agency. It not only allows you to record developmental stages and anniversaries related to childcare, including the 'parent's record' of the handbook, with photos and messages, but also serves as a guide for the child's growth and development. Also, when social environmental changes occur due to the impact of infectious diseases, etc., important information such as alerts from the local government and advice from public health nurses can be immediately 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. **

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