Remote Monitoring for High Risk Pregnancies

myMaternity App for Safer Pregnancies

Co-designed with clinical leads, care systems and patient representatives, Graphnet’s myMaternity app enables remote and regular monitoring for women with high-risk pregnancies.

This digital solution supports safe, effective care while reducing the need for frequent hospital visits.

Key Features of myMaternity App

· Personalised Monitoring: Women can record key data such as blood pressure and blood sugar levels using personalised observation thresholds set by their clinical team.

· Real-Time Data Sharing: Observations and comments are instantly available to clinicians via the Graphnet Shared Care record for review and action.

· Dashboard View: Authorised users benefit from a dashboard that displays patient RAG (Red-Amber-Green) statuses and provides easy access to individual pregnancy monitoring records.

· Digital Safety Netting: Automated triage provides tailored advice based on data inputs, including direct links to contact the monitoring team.

· Integrated Records: All information is securely stored within the Shared Care record, offering a complete history accessible to authorised care teams.

Case Study: Monitoring High-Risk Pregnancies in Greater Manchester

In Greater Manchester, the myMaternity app is revolutionising care for women at risk of conditions such as pre-eclampsia and diabetes.

Here are the steps helping to make a big difference:

1. Pre-Eclampsia Detection: Women receive free blood pressure monitors to record readings at home, reducing hospital visits.

2. Diabetes Management: Patients can log blood sugar levels and access their personalised treatment plans via the app.

3. Tailored Care: Clinical teams provide immediate advice based on readings, enabling real-time adjustments to treatment.

This project, part of Health Innovation Manchester, integrates Placental Growth Factor (PlGF)-based testing to enhance pre-eclampsia detection.

Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring

Reduces the need for hospital or clinic visits.
Supports detection and management of high-risk conditions like pre-eclampsia.
Enables personalised, real-time advice based on patient data.
Simplifies medication management for hypertension and diabetes.
Promotes equity by improving access to monitoring tools for underserved communities.

Promoting Equity and Equality in Maternity Care

The Cheshire and Merseyside Women’s Health and Maternity Partnership has led efforts to address health inequalities in pregnancy since 2015. Their work, heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic, focuses on improving outcomes, access, and services for women in deprived areas such as Liverpool and Knowsley.

One major challenge the Partnership faced was the lack of detailed data on pregnant women’s Covid-19 vaccination rates, including those reluctant to receive the vaccine.

To tackle this, the partnership collaborated with CIPHA (the Combined Intelligence for Population Health Action) and Graphnet to create an interactive pregnancy dashboard. This tool tracks key data, including gestation stage, age, ethnicity, long-term conditions and socioeconomic factors, enabling targeting interventions.

Using these insights, the partnership took the data and worked collaboratively across the system – not just within healthcare but also within communities. The partnership found that effective communication played a key role in increasing vaccination uptake among pregnant women in Cheshire and Merseyside.

Through multilingual teams and community engagement, Cheshire and Merseyside successfully:

Increased vaccination rates among pregnant women from 0% in 2020 to 70.8% in 2022.
Provided hundreds of vaccinations via their roving vaccination bus initiative.
Identified and addressed broader issues like poverty, debt and domestic violence.

Graphnet’s remote pregnancy monitoring solutions are bridging gaps in high-risk pregnancy care, empowering women, and supporting clinicians.

To learn more, contact our team today.