Innovation for Maternal and Child Health

The transformative power of digital technology is undeniable, yet this book consciously resists the temptation to portray it as a panacea. Instead, it invites readers to consider how interoperable electronic health records can break down insular data siloes that have long impeded coordinated care; how mobile health applications journey beyond urban clinics to touch the fingertips of community health workers navigating rural landscapes; how artificial intelligence, far from being a futuristic concept, is already revolutionizing early detection of obstetric risks and personalizing postnatal care. But beneath the layers of code and screens, this narrative considers the human heartbeat the health workers and mothers whose lives these technologies are meant to safeguard. The focus is as much on empowering people as on empowering platforms.