Heartbeat: The best pregnancy for mums-to-be

February 25, 2019

The maternity team is encouraging pregnant women to use a mobile application to access information about their pregnancy more quickly.

The UK Maternity Portal is an application for smartphones, tablets and PCs, which allows women and their GPs real time access to maternity records.

The portal, which has a direct link to our organisation’s maternity health records, provides women instant information, including their blood pressure results, their babies’ development and when their next appointment is.

Joanne Bryer, Midwife, explained: “We have found the app to be really popular – over 2,000 people have used it so far.

“This app not only provides women with all the necessary information about their health records, it also gives them links to online patient leaflets and useful literature about pregnancy and looking after newborn babies.

“Women can also update where they would like to give birth. The information will help their midwives plan ahead for their delivery.

“GPs also have the access to the records in real time, which means they can keep up-todate with their patients’ health.

“We believe this app is very useful for mums to- be, midwives, and GPs.”

Women who have been referred to City Hospital are encouraged to ask their midwives about the app. They will be given a secure username and password so they may only access their own data.