The journey through pregnancy is an incredible and beautiful time in a couple’s life.

It can also be a time of much change and upheaval, which can lead to many questions, concerns and worries.

The Covid-19 pandemic has also made the transition to parenthood more complicated and isolating for expectant couples.

The Eve app was created by Medicity, part of Cabrini Technology Group, as a patient engagement tool for couples who are experiencing the pregnancy journey during this challenging time.

Eve is a world-first, award-winning digital maternity platform offering advice and information to new and expectant mothers about pregnancy, labour and motherhood.

The platform’s intuitive self-help tools are designed from ground up to enrich every aspect of pregnancy, birth and parenting experience.

Patients and partners can use their mobile phones or tablet to track appointments, participate in virtual pregnancy classes and send secure messages to their midwives.

They also have access to more than 100 evidence-based pregnancy and postnatal articles, all of which have been authored by midwives, obstetricians, and allied health professionals.

Support tools such as the baby movement tracker, emotional health tracker and physical health tracker also feed vital information to midwives around the clock.

Midwives can view and assess the data in real time while maintaining direct communication with their patient via the Eve portal. The journey of pregnancy does not end at the birth of the child, so there are support tools for the post-natal stage as well.

Eve has been proven to improve the patient experience as well as provide less strain on hospital resources in the current climate. 

Nicole Carlon, Divisional Director, Operations – Nursing (A/g) Women's & Children's at Northern Health, knows first-hand the support that hospitals and couples need during pregnancy.

Nicole said since the hospital implemented Eve she had noticed a decrease in phone calls to birth suite from patients who were anxious with questions, as well as improvement in the amount of hospital resources utilised.

“Unlike other pregnancy applications, women see their own pregnancy information by accessing their antenatal visit notes and test results within the application,” Nicole said.

“They are also able to ask questions through the app (to a midwife), have access to a moderated forum, are able to input medical data like blood sugar levels and blood pressure readings for their doctor to see and have access to a variety of tools like a contraction monitor (that we can see in Birth Suite) and baby feeding/nappy changing trackers.”

“Eve has provided a platform where staff can reassure patients who have anxiety around having a baby during a pandemic and ensure they are correctly informed,” she added.

There are currently 11 Australian hospitals with an Eve subscription. If your hospital is looking to provide a truly unique patient experience to your maternity patients, please contact the digital health team at hello@medicity.com.au or visit www.medicity.com.au to enquire about an Eve subscription or to arrange a demo.