Maternal and Child Health App 'Boshimo' Launches in Sue Town, Fukuoka Prefecture!

Boshimo Inc.'s maternal and child health app 'Boshimo' has been introduced in Sue Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, and will begin service on Wednesday, June 17, under the name 'Sue Kosodate App'. Sue Town has adopted the principle of 'Children at the Center, Building a Town for a Bright Future with Smiles,' aiming to create an environment where all children and youth in the town can grow up healthily as independent individuals and lead happy lives full of smiles in the future. This time, 'Boshimo'—a digital maternal and child health handbook app already adopted by over 880 municipalities—has been selected. In line with the Children and Families Agency’s policy to promote the use of digital maternal and child health handbooks and maternal and child health DX※1, the town will begin operations. 'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports vaccination scheduling, health checkup record management, and local information delivery via smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Since data is stored in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case of loss of the physical maternal and child health handbook due to disasters, and supports continued use during relocation to other municipalities or device changes, allowing users to continue with peace of mind. ◆ Launch of 'Boshimo' in Sue Town, Fukuoka—Supporting Families with Warm Child-Rearing Initiatives! Sue Town runs the 'Sansapo' prenatal and postnatal support program to ensure expectant and parenting families can live securely from pregnancy through child-rearing. The program includes casual discussion sessions where pregnant women and mothers with infants under one year can gather, share concerns with midwives and other participants, and informational workshops on selecting and using age-appropriate childcare products. By offering not just social interaction but also practical learning opportunities, the town helps reduce anxieties around childbirth and parenting while fostering community connections. Additionally, the town operates a postnatal care program for mothers and infants after childbirth, offering support such as breastfeeding and bathing guidance, parenting consultations, and maternal health monitoring. Services are available in overnight, outpatient, or home-visit formats based on individual needs. Furthermore, partial subsidies are provided for postnatal care costs, ensuring accessible support during a period when physical and mental instability is common. To make these town initiatives more convenient for parenting households, 'Boshimo' has now been adopted as a new tool for delivering child-rearing information. ◆ A Locally Integrated Child-Rearing App Providing Strong Support for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting! The 'Sue Kosodate App' adopted by Sue Town is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It offers comprehensive features to support busy parents, including recording and managing maternal and child health data, vaccination scheduling, parenting advice, sharing functions with family members such as grandparents living far away, and delivering local information from the town. The 'Kita yo Kinenbi' (Achievement Diary) feature, usable as a parenting journal, was created based on the Children and Families Agency’s maternal and child health handbook format. It allows users to record developmental milestones and parenting-related events—including those in the 'Guardian’s Record' section of the paper handbook—alongside photos and messages. It also serves as a reference for tracking children’s growth and development. Moreover, during social disruptions caused by infectious diseases or other events, the app can instantly deliver critical information—such as alerts from the municipality or advice from public health nurses—via text or video to those who need it, supporting a safe environment for childbirth and parenting even in emergencies. Starting in April of Reiwa 8, Sue Town will establish a new 'Children and Parenting Division' to promote seamless support from pregnancy through child-rearing generations. From mid-June, we will introduce the digital maternal and child health handbook 'Sue Kosodate App' and plan to disseminate information on pregnancy, parenting, and town services alongside the traditional paper handbook. This app allows parents to share records of their child’s growth during pregnancy and after birth, as well as local parenting information. We encourage all families to make full use of the 'Sue Kosodate App'.

[Guidance on Municipal Services and Programs] ● Information and application procedures for subsidies such as child medical expense assistance and child allowances, tailored to pregnancy and parenting stages ● Various announcements issued by the municipality [Recording and Management] ● Tracking of maternal health and weight during pregnancy (graphed) ● Recording of fetal and child growth (graphed) ● Monitoring of obesity or underweight status via height and weight curves (graphed) ● Vaccinations: Automatic display of standard vaccination dates, management of vaccination schedules and records, and alerts to prevent missed vaccinations ● Health checkups: Recording of health checkup data for pregnant women and children [Information and Advice] ● Basic information on childbirth and parenting ● Knowledge and advice tailored to gestational weeks and child age ● Instructional videos on topics such as baby bathing and preparing weaning food ● Guidance on nearby facilities (hospitals, kindergartens/daycare centers, parks, parenting support centers, etc.) [Parenting Diary: 'Kita yo Kinenbi'] ● Record child’s growth with photos ● Upload photos using pre-designed 'First-Time Milestone Templates' with dates and captions (e.g., first kick, roll-over, sitting, crawling, standing, walking—around 150 milestones available) [Data Sharing] ● Growth records and health data can be viewed on family members’ smartphones and shared on social media Our company’s vision is to reduce the 'friction coefficient' in pregnancy and parenting to zero. To achieve this, we are advancing broader support and integration through 'Kosodate DX®'※2—including maternal health checkups, vaccinations, and infant health screenings—as well as establishing one-stop application and administrative procedures for parenting-related services. We also promote data linkage with relevant institutions (medical, childcare/education, and specialized agencies) to co-create, with local communities, a parenting society that is 'secure and convenient,' reducing parents’ anxiety and burden. Service Name: Sue Kosodate App Monthly Fee (incl. tax): Free Access Methods • App: Search 'Boshimo' on App Store or Google Play (Compatible OS: Android 8.0 or later, iOS 15.0 or later) • Web Browser: Access https://www.mchh.jp ※Available even to those outside the target municipalities, but please check the official website for information specific to your local government. ※Available features may vary depending on your municipality. ※1: Reference: 'Initiatives Toward Promoting Children's Policy DX 2025 – Reference Materials' from the Children and Families Agency website https://www.cfa.go.jp/assets/contents/node/basic_page/field_ref_resources/6cfab22c-d2bf-4dd1-81ea-49308519ac3a/6f948f38/20250630_councils_kodomo_seisaku_DX_6cfab22c_08.pdf ※2: For details on 'Kosodate DX®' service: https://www.mchh.jp/boshimo-kosodatedx ※'Kosodate DX' is a registered trademark of Boshimo Inc. ※Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.