Mhealth technology used to help mothers in Bangladesh

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The use of cell phones has now been implemented to assist expectant moms. In Bangladesh, expectant mothers can now take advantage of mhealth benefits through the use of their cell phones, in a program that allows them to use SMS text messaging to help to combat the high risk in the region from both maternal and infant mortality. Many expectant mothers don’t know what steps they should be taking for medical care, but these programs help. It isn’t uncommon for them to be completely unaware of the fact that it…

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Mhealth industry predicted to reach $23 billion in 5 years

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The worldwide mobile health sphere is expected to explode by the year 2017. Mhealth has become a rapidly growing part of the mobile technology world, and its adoption has been continuing to rise as smartphones and tablets become an increasingly common part of our everyday lives. Now, a new industry study has predicted the worldwide value of the industry by 2017 to have skyrocketed. Mhealth is catching in particularly because of the convenience and accessibility it offers within the health and medical sphere. These are two factors that are notably…

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