The Humber Health Partnership has launched a free app to support women experiencing pelvic health problems during and after pregnancy.
Residents can register for and download the “Squeezy” app directly from the partnership’s website, to access support with pelvic floor muscle exercises and advice.
On the launch Humber Health highlights that one in three women experience urinary incontinence three months after pregnancy, and one in 12 report symptoms of pelvic prolapse after giving birth.
Laura Caldicott, pelvic health midwife at NHS Humber Health Partnership commented on the programme: “The app is available for all women across the region up to 12 months after they give birth,” Laura noted. “It explains pelvic floor health and issues, gives you exercises to do to strengthen your pelvic floor, guidance on how to do them and sets reminders to carry them out. It also provides a diary where you can log symptoms.”
Wider trend: The role of digital in women’s health
Earlier this year, HTN was joined for a panel discussion on transformation in women’s health by experts including Saima Sharif, NHS obstetrician & gynaecologist, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and digital/AI adopter for women’s health; Dr Nikita Kanani MBE, GP and chief strategy and innovation officer at Aneira Health; Sally Mole, senior digital programme manager – digital portfolio delivery team at The Dudley Group; and Vicky Rothwell, lead enterprise architect, Aire Logic.
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board have launched the women’s health app CONNECTPlus to offer advice and guidance to patients regarding women’s wellbeing. Developed with Health and Care Innovations Ltd, the CONNECTPlus app reportedly answers questions about contraception, the menopause and cervical screening, while offering general women’s health advice around pre-conception care, breast pain, STI screening, pelvic health to information about violence against young girls and women.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has entered a partnership with Aneira Health to offer AI-enabled healthcare for women working for the NHS, focusing on fitting around busy lives, improving access, and delivering personalised, proactive care. The service is expected to launch this spring, with a small cohort of the trust’s workforce involved in testing the approach.
