Designing with midwives: Improving prenatal care in low resource regions

This paper describes the early design of a diagnostic system to support prenatal care of rural pregnant women. Our design is based on interviews and feedback from midwives who have worked in developed and developing countries. Based on the interviews we identified key issues in prenatal care and properties of a basic diagnostic system applicable in a low resource setting. The design requirements and challenges were verified with midwives and a concept was developed. Furthermore, we report technical requirements and limitations to implement the proposed diagnostic system in a rural setting.