8. Uluslararası Sağlıkta Bilişim ve Bilgi Güvenliği Kongresi, Antalya, Turkey, 11 - 14 December 2024, pp.67, (Summary Text)
Abstract Introduction: Maternal and infant mortality rates are one of the three remarkable markers when comparing socio-economic development levels of countries. For this reason, controlling maternal and infant mortality rates become an important goal for all countries. Therefore, preventive and primary health care services have a great primary impact on all countries. In Turkey, Family Health Centers (FHC) which provide primary health care also carry out pregnancy and baby follow-up. Baby follow-up, includes recording information about the baby since its birth, monitoring its development, and, completing its vaccinations. Various disruptions are experienced in the baby follow-up process of FHC medical staff. At some point, the parent may not know when to apply to the system, and at some point, the FHC staff may skip the follow-up or vaccination date due to the work. In Turkey, while there are digital/web systems for follow-up and vaccination that FHC staff use for the baby, there is no digital system or application that can be used by the parents for follow-up and vaccination. Purpose: This study aimed to develop a mobile Baby Follow-up and Vaccination Tracking Application that parents can use. Method: The Baby Follow-up and Vaccination Tracking Application was developed using the JavaScript programming language with utilizing the React Native library. Findings and Results: With this developed application, parents can view the vaccination calendar of the baby as of the date of birth, have information about the dates between which they should make an appointment for each follow-up and vaccination, and view the dates on which they should apply to the FHC staff for vaccination and follow-up. As a conclusion, with the contribution of the parents, preventive medicine, which is accepted as one of the most important parts of health, will be supported in terms of baby follow-up. Keywords: Baby Follow-up, Vaccinations, Artificial Intelligence, Application, Preventive Health Care