CARE COORDINATION & PATIENT ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM
Digital breastfeeding support for pregnant women and new mothers
Mothers Feedback of the Breastfeeding App
100%
of the mothers would recommend the app
98%
of mothers preferred using digital breastfeeding support
98%
said the app was either very or somewhat easy to use
Educate, Engage and Interact with New Mothers with a Digital Breastfeeding Support App
In 2018, Buddy Healthcare was selected by the EU funded co-creation project, InDemand, to start developing digital breastfeeding support to help new mothers and healthcare professionals. Within 6 months, and in collaboration with Oulu University Hospital, the company created a digital breastfeeding support solution to educate and engage pregnant women and new mothers in breastfeeding-related matters. The platform received great feedback; 100 % of the mothers using the app would recommend it to others.
Being a new mother and learning to breastfeed can be challenging. With the breastfeeding mobile app:
- Pregnant women and new mothers have 24/7 access to healthcare professionals’ validated breastfeeding materials.
- The platform delivers materials automatically to the mobile app users based on their pregnancy weeks or hours/ days after birth.
- The app also includes secure messaging, which enables mothers to communicate easily with healthcare professionals if needed.
How to educate, engage and guide new mothers with a digital breastfeeding support app?
A pregnant woman downloads a mobile app. The app contains the healthcare professionals' validated breastfeeding-related content and instructions to help the mother easily become familiar with the benefits of breastfeeding and how to get started. The platform delivers materials automatically to the mobile app users based on their pregnancy weeks or days after birth. The mothers' mobile app can be connected to a healthcare professional's dashboard for secure real-time messaging.
Two-way communications between mothers and healthcare professionals
Real-time secure messaging ensures that mothers and healthcare professionals can communicate securely through the platform. Mothers can, for example, submit questions or send photos to the healthcare professionals in real-time. The first two weeks are crucial in breastfeeding. Learning and being able to receive personalized support quickly can make a big difference in new mothers succeeding at breastfeeding.
Read from our blog what kind of feedback new mothers gave of the digital breastfeeding support app.Digital Breastfeeding Support with the BuddyCare Platform
Mobile App for Mothers
The BuddyCare mobile app provides timed breastfeeding-related materials to pregnant women and new mothers.
Timed push notifications ensure that mothers get the right information and education at the right time.
Mothers can submit questions through secure messaging or fill forms or in-app questionnaires.
Dashboard for Care Personnel
With the dashboard, the care personnel interacts in real-time with the new mothers and receives, for example, submitted photos, in-app questionnaires, or forms.
The dashboard collects data during the mother’s care pathways and produces reports for analysis.