Supporting antenatal care in developing countries through mobile diagnostic system

Abstract

This paper describes the preliminary design of a maternal diagnostic system for rural pregnant women to improve antenatal care. Our design is based on literature review and feedback from midwives who have worked in developed and developing countries. From the systematic review of existing literature we developed a list of design requirements. Later on we filtered them by consulting midwives & gynecologists. Based on the refined requirements we developed the concept of a rural diagnostic application to support antenatal care. Furthermore, we identified the technical requirements and limitations that should be taken into account to implement the system in a rural setting. We believe that our initial exploration will help to design a usable system which will play a key role in improving antenatal care in developing countries.