digital maternity services Archives

17 June 2021

Chief nurse pledges £52m for online maternity records

The provision of online maternity records across England will be overseen by the first national digital midwife, it was announced

21 April 2020

Now is the time for digital tech to be embedded in maternity care

Dr Lucy Mackillop, a consultant obstetric physician, explores why digital tools can help expectant mothers and their partners during the

8 October 2019

More than 100,000 women access records through digital maternity tools

NHS England committed to ensuring digital services replaced clunky paper notes when the Long Term Plan was published in January.

20 September 2019

Four hospitals in Ireland digitise maternity records with Cerner Millennium

The system enables a virtually paperless process through antenatal visits, labour and delivery, and post-partum care, saving nurses 76 minutes

15 January 2019

Maternity app which shares patient records proves to be a success

The BadgerNet Maternity Notes App gives women and clinicians access to maternity records. The app can be used on a

18 December 2018

Maternity providers making ‘a good start’ at adopting digital, report suggests

NHS Digital tasked 135 maternity providers in England with completing a self-assessment of their digital progress, including their adoption of