Mother and Child Handbook App "Boshi-mo" Launches in Kyogoku Town, Hokkaido!

Boshi-mo Inc.'s mother and child handbook app, "Boshi-mo," has been introduced in Kyogoku Town, Hokkaido, and launched as the "Kyogoku Mother and Child Handbook App Marumo" from April 1st (Wednesday). Kyogoku Town's basic philosophy is "a town that gently nurtures child-rearing within the community," and they are promoting town development that supports each other so that children can grow up healthy and everyone, including the child-rearing generation, can continue to live their lives authentically. Now, "Boshi-mo," which can digitally record the data from paper mother and child health handbooks and has been adopted by over 830 municipalities, has been selected. Operation begins in line with the policy of promoting the use of electronic mother and child health handbooks and advancing maternal and child health DX by the Ministry of Children and Families. "Boshi-mo" is an app that easily supports vaccination schedules, management of health check results, and local information delivery via smartphones, tablet devices, and PCs. Data is stored in the cloud, serving as a backup in case the mother and child health handbook is lost due to disasters, and also supports continued use when moving to other municipalities or changing devices, allowing users to continue using it with peace of mind. ◆ Launch of "Boshi-mo" in Hokkaido Kyogoku Town, where a system is in place to safely raise children! In January 2026, Kyogoku Town newly established the "Kyogoku Town Children and Families Center Marutto" as a comprehensive support window from pregnancy to child-rearing. It is a place where anyone can easily consult about various matters such as anxieties about pregnancy and childbirth, concerns about children, and difficulties in family communication, providing seamless support for all pregnant women, children, and child-rearing families. Furthermore, support systems to reduce the financial burden on child-rearing households are also enhanced, such as providing child-rearing support vouchers (shopping vouchers) worth 30,000 yen per child and making medical expenses free for children aged 0 to 18. This time, "Boshi-mo" was adopted as a new tool for disseminating child-rearing information to make the town's initiatives more conveniently accessible to child-rearing households. ◆ Thorough support for pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing with a community-based child-rearing app! The "Kyogoku Mother and Child Handbook App Marumo," adopted by Kyogoku Town, is a service compatible with smartphones, tablet devices, and PCs. It is equipped with convenient functions to assist busy mothers and fathers juggling childcare and work, such as recording and managing health data for pregnant women and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and child-rearing, sharing features with family members like grandparents living in distant areas, and notifying users of local information distributed by the town. "Dekiyota Kinenbi" (Anniversary of Achievement), which can be used as a childcare diary, is created based on examples of mother and child health handbook formats from the Ministry of Children and Families. It not only allows users to record milestones in child development and child-rearing with photos and messages, including the "Parent's Record" section of the mother and child health handbook, but also serves as a guide for the child's growth and development. Additionally, in the event of social environmental changes due to factors like infectious diseases, important information such as cautionary notices from the municipality and advice from public health nurses can be instantly delivered to those who need it via text and video through the app, supporting the creation of an environment where childbirth and child-rearing can be done with peace of mind, even in emergencies. Keywords: Children, Child-rearing, Boshi-mo, Mother and Child Handbook, DX, Online, Maternal and Child Health DX, Regional Revitalization, Hokkaido, Kyogoku Town