Enhancing Maternal Care with a Custom Registry: A Regional Women’s Health Initiative in Saudi Arabia
A regional maternal health initiative serving underserved areas in Saudi Arabia faced challenges with inconsistent documentation, missed follow-ups, and manual reporting. Bioteknika implemented a custom maternal registry system with offline support, automated risk flagging, and Ministry-aligned reporting tools—improving care continuity and accelerating outcomes tracking across all clinics.
Client Overview
- Region: Southwestern Saudi Arabia
- Organization Type: Public-private maternal health initiative (NGO + Ministry support)
- Facilities Involved: 5 women’s health clinics and a regional referral hospital
- Primary Objective: Reduce maternal complications and strengthen data quality for regional care planning
The Challenge
The initiative supported underserved areas with high maternal risk factors—yet lacked the tools to consistently monitor antenatal, delivery, and postpartum outcomes.
Midwives and physicians relied on paper records or non-standard EHRs. Aggregating data across sites for Ministry KPIs or funding reports was labor-intensive and error-prone.
Key challenges:
- No registry to track high-risk pregnancies
- No unified reporting across the initiative
- Limited tools to follow up on missed ANC visits
- Inconsistent data capture for MoH indicators (e.g., anemia, gestational diabetes)
- High staff turnover and fragmented documentation
The Solution
Bioteknika delivered a custom-built maternal health registry platform, designed to fit the needs of multi-site, resource-sensitive environments while supporting data governance and MoH alignment.
Solution highlights:
- Maternal care modules covering antenatal, delivery, postnatal, and neonatal care
- Risk stratification logic for anemia, hypertension, GD, and previous complications
- SMS-based follow-up triggers for missed appointments
- Consent-aware record handling and patient ID reconciliation across sites
- Offline mode support with sync capability for low-connectivity areas
- Arabic-first UI with icons and mobile-optimized views for nursing and field teams
Client Feedback
“We’ve gone from isolated charts to a connected view of maternal health across clinics. It’s already saving lives—and helping us plan smarter.”
— Program Director, Regional Women’s Health Initiative
Strategic Value
- Aligned with Saudi health transformation priorities under Vision 2030
- Reduced preventable risk through early flagging and better continuity
- Created a data foundation for future maternal health research partnerships
