Badger babies welcomed as Trust launches new maternity notes app
Women across Buckinghamshire can now access their maternity records and tailored pregnancy information at the touch of a button with the launch of a new app called Badger Notes at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Badger Notes replaces the traditional hand-held paper file with an app to view a week-by-week timeline of their pregnancy, scheduled appointments and maternity record as well as access to information leaflets and the ability to submit thoughts and questions about antenatal care, birth plan and postnatal care to midwives and doctors.
Alongside the launch of Badger Notes the maternity team have also partnered with digital inclusion charity Good Things Foundation to support women who may not have access to data or a mobile device by gifting six months of free data and/or a mobile device if needed.
The team are running a Digital Café every fourth Tuesday of the month at Aylesbury Library, where people can access the programme or access general digital support.
Michelle East, Director of Midwifery at the Trust said: “We deliver over 4,000 babies a year and this is an exciting development as we continually strive to provide outstanding care. I am grateful to all the dedicated colleagues who worked tirelessly to make it possible. Most importantly thank you to our families for your patience during the rollout and of course congratulations to our first BadgerNet babies!”
Our first babies born and registered on BadgerNet were baby Neza* and baby Thomas. Midwives Sarah, Lucie and Isabel were the first midwives to register a birth using the system.
Since the launch (4 February) 204 babies have been born and 238 new pregnancies have been registered on the system so far.
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Baby Neza* born at 05.03 supported by midwives Isabel and Lucie
Baby Thomas Sheridan born at 10.47 supported by midwife Sarah