MomCare: Technology and Data

Right now, a woman's pregnancy data is often trapped. Her first clinic visit is recorded in one system. Her ultrasound results in another. Her delivery notes in a third. When she arrives at the hospital with complications, the doctor treating her may have no idea she's high-risk, because the information is locked away in a different clinic's computer.

This fragmentation makes it difficult to follow a woman's care journey across different providers, measure quality consistently, pay accurately, learn what works. MomCare addresses this by enabling interoperable, open data exchange. 

A Shared Health Record

MomCare is built on the concept of a Shared Health Record: a secure, central place where the relevant health data of a pregnant woman is stored and can be safely shared with appropriate parties. This allows: 

01

Continuity across providers

 

Relevant information can be shared across care settings.

02

Better coordination of care

 

Specialists can see what the primary clinic has already done.

03

Quality measurement

 

We can track reliable outcomes across the entire pregnancy journey.

Works with existing systems 

Rather than locking data into a single system, MomCare works with different digital tools so they can share information. This approach: 

  • Helps reduce dependence on single systems by enabling data exchange across tools 
  • Supports national digital health strategies 
  • Makes existing data useful, information that was previously trapped becomes actionable 

Available for others to use 

The MomCare digital infrastructure: 

  • Informs the development of Kenya's national digital health infrastructure 
  • Is already being adopted in Kisumu County 

Future focus 

We work on safely and effectively introducing AI solutions for payers, patients and providers, with a strong focus on building trust and enabling human connection where it is needed the most.

We pay extra attention to perinatal mental health and the post-partum period, two aspects of maternal care that often remain underserved.

Our long-term goal is to make health markets work, equipping insurers and governments with the tools to and incentivize high quality care. 

Interested in implementing MomCare?