Expert System for Pregnant Mothers Treatment and Early Disease Detection for Infants and Toddlers Based on Android (Kasih Ibu)

Abstract

Mothers and children are family members who need priority in the context of the implementation of health services. Therefore, efforts to improve maternal and child health are of particular concern. Assessment of maternal health status and performance of health services is important to monitor (Indonesian Ministry of Health, 2014). On the other hand, complications in the health of pregnant women, infants and toddlers are still common, so more effort is needed in handling them. Based on the 2012 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS), the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is still high, amount 359 / 100,000 live births. Maternal, infant and child mortality rates are still high, one of which is caused by a lack of attention to health when pregnant or improper handling when symptoms of certain diseases arise. In this study, an expert system application was built to help mothers during pregnancy, suppressing MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate,) by making mothers understand their condition and understanding various complications of pregnancy. In addition, this application can help early detect symptoms of diseases for infants and toddlers so that it can help users to prepare everything related to disease management. This application is called “KASIH IBU” and is built on a mobile basis. The mobile base was chosen because currently mobile devices have been widely used by the community, especially mothers.