Solution Overview
China records about 10 million births a year. Maternal and infant mortality are at historic lows, yet high-risk pregnancy, neonatal asphyxia, and abnormal child development still need close attention. The Healthy China 2030 outline and the Maternal and Infant Safety Action Improvement Plan both call for stronger maternal and child services. Antenatal visits are often missed, high-risk pregnancy is found late, newborn safety is hard to watch continuously, and child-health records sit in separate files. This solution uses the IoT, artificial intelligence, and mobile health so maternal and child hospitals, obstetrics departments, and community health centers can run pregnancy care and child health as one digital service.
Coverage runs from before pregnancy through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period, and on to children from birth to age 6. The pregnancy module books antenatal visits, screens and grades high-risk cases, and holds the birth plan. A portable fetal-heart monitor lets the woman record at home; abnormal traces go to the doctor. Newborn incubators and monitors are on the network, and an infant security band helps stop unauthorized removal and mix-ups between mothers and babies. Child health holds growth curves, vaccination reminders, and an electronic record. Shared data and early warning are aimed at lower maternal mortality, a lower rate of neonatal asphyxia, and a higher standard of care.
Policy and Typical Sites
The National Health Commission requires Grade II and above maternal and child hospitals, and obstetrics departments in general hospitals, to set up maternal and newborn treatment centers, with case management and coordinated referral for high-risk pregnancies. A Grade III Class A maternal and child hospital with more than 10,000 births a year uses the system for risk grading, remote fetal-heart monitoring, and a digital record of labor analgesia, and maternal satisfaction reaches 92%. A county obstetrics department opens remote consultation and a priority referral path to the hospital above it, so high-risk cases move up in time. A community health center keeps electronic pregnancy records, postpartum visits, and child check-ups, and shares them with the regional maternal and child platform.
