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Digital maternity record in Switzerland: Guide for healthcare professionals
Published on 12/08/2024
The digital maternity record is starting to be used in Switzerland. If you’re a doctor or gynecologist, you may want to offer it to your patients. In this article, we provide a comprehensive overview of this new tool, from how it works to how it’s set up.
Digital maternity record: what it is and how it works
The digital maternity record is, as the name suggests, a digital version of the traditional maternity record. It therefore contains all the relevant information on the progress of a pregnancy (process, treatments, status, medication, etc.). While many applications exist in neighboring countries such as France, the digital maternity record is not yet widespread in Switzerland. While it is possible to use applications such as BabySoon, it is also possible to access them directly from the electronic patient record (EPR).
What are the differences with the traditional maternity record?
Compared to the traditional paper version of the maternity record, the digital version can be consulted at any time online or from your smartphone. Specialized apps can also offer additional options such as specific advices or a logbook. Last but not least, the digital maternity record can help patients have access to their data easily, while being integrated into other digital healthcare systems in Switzerland, such as the electronic patient record.
What are the advantages of the digital maternity record?
The digital maternity record offers many advantages to Swiss healthcare professionals and their patients.
Advantages of the digital maternity record for healthcare professionals:
- Efficiency: reduces the workload of medical staff.
- Integration: potential for integration with other digital systems such as EPR.
- Accessibility: rapid access to all relevant data concerning pregnancy, childbirth and maternity.
- Standardization: uniform data collection and management.
Advantages of the digital maternity record for patients:
- Availability: data remains available to the patients whenever they need it.
- Control: the patient chooses with whom to share their data.
- Accessibility: easy to use thanks to intuitive mobile applications.
- Future-oriented: the digital maternity record offers another step towards modern healthcare.
Outlook: integration of the digital maternity record into the EPR
The future of the digital maternity record in Switzerland is promising, particularly as regards its integration into the electronic patient record.
With its introduction, doctors and patients will benefit from improved accessibility and control of their pregnancy data. As a doctor or gynecologist, this tool could well become your ally in the near future – if it hasn’t already!
