Strong support for families raising children! Maternal and child health notebook application "Maternal and Child Mo"

Points of this service

A smartphone app that complements the paper version of the MCH handbook with a variety of functions
Particularly useful are "vaccination schedule management" and "management of a variety of records and data".
As the "official app of the local government," it has been adopted by more than 190 local governments nationwide at present.

For moms and dads these days, a smartphone (smart phone) is one of the most indispensable items. It's no exaggeration to say that it's always with you, whether you're out and about or at home. That's why, in recent years, various attempts have been made to use smartphones to support childcare, and "Haomo Komo" is one of the best services (apps) among them. The BabyTech.jp editorial team interviewed Kazuhiro Hodari, Chie Orimo, and Tomoko Kayama (titles omitted below) of MTI, the company that develops and operates "Haomo Komo", to get an overview of the service, how it was developed, and what the future holds.

(Interviewed by.)
MTI Corporation
General Manager, Electronic Maternity Record Book Service Department, Healthcare Business Division
Kazuhiro Hozoku

Manager, Corporate Communications Office, Corporate Support Division
Chie Orimo

Corporate Support Division Public Relations Office
Tomoko Kayama

The "Many Possibilities" Hidden in Smartphone Apps

Editor： Your company's apps are very famous, not only for "Hahachimo" but also for "Lunaruna".

Orimo： In 2000, we launched "Luna", a pioneering women's health information service. In 2012, we took advantage of the know-how we gained through Lunaruna to establish the Healthcare Business Division and enter the healthcare field in earnest.

Editor: My wife also used Lunaruna before she gave birth.

Orimo： "Lunaruna" has been downloaded a total of 14 million times (as of July 2019), and has been used for a long time by an extremely large number of people. Currently, we are using the big data accumulated in "Lunaruna" to enhance functions that support fertility, such as predicting the day of ovulation and informing the user of the day with the highest probability of pregnancy. We are also currently working with four local governments to provide support for couples who wish to become pregnant.