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Rupert Fawdry¹, Susan Bewley, Grant Cumming

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK. rupertfawdry@gmail.com

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Electronic maternity records in Britain face usability and cost challenges. Integrating paper and digital systems reveals incompatibility issues, suggesting a need for standardized electronic maternity records through co-development.

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Health Informatics
Maternal Health Technology

Background:

Current maternity information technology (IT) models in Britain are evaluated for usability, effectiveness, and cost efficiency.
The UK's experience with both paper-based obstetric notes and electronic records highlights significant challenges in their integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically assess the implementation of electronic maternity records in Britain.
To explore the fundamental problems arising from the coexistence of paper and electronic maternity data recording systems.

Main Methods:

Overview of maternity IT implementation in Britain.
Analysis of the relationship between hand-held paper obstetric notes and computerized records.
Examination of incompatibility issues stemming from electronic record rigidity versus paper record flexibility.

Main Results:

The assumption that electronic records would fully replace paper records has not materialized.
Rigidity in electronic maternity record systems has led to significant incompatibility problems.
The inherent flexibility of paper records possesses advantages not yet fully recognized.

Conclusions:

Further work is essential to standardize electronic maternity records.
A co-creative, co-development approach is recommended for improving maternity IT.
Ongoing international electronic community debate is crucial for advancing maternity record systems.