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ArticleInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2026

Managing maternity: Moving care, not patients, using artificial intelligence (AI), internet-of-things (IOT) and point-of-care testing (POCT) devices.

Lin Foo, Mahesh Choolani, Aris Papageorghiou, Hema Divakar, Hassan Shehata, Nir Melamed, Gabriel Jones, Vyta Senikas, Eline M Van der Beek, Nandita Palshetkar and 8 more

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Article in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Managing maternity: Moving care, not patients, using artificial intelligence (AI), internet-of-things (IOT) and point-of-care testing (POCT) devices.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Lin FooDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Mahesh ChoolaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Aris PapageorghiouNuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Hema DivakarDivakars Specialty Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
Hassan ShehataEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.
Nir MelamedSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gabriel JonesOxford Digital Health Labs, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Vyta SenikasFaculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Eline M Van der BeekDepartment of Pediatrics, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Nandita PalshetkarLilavati Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Gabrielle SacconeDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science Ad Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Vincenzo BerghellaDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Justin KonjeFeto-Maternal Centre, Doha, Qatar.
Bhaskar BhattSchool of Design, UPES, Dehradun, India.
Augusto CamUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Moses ObimboDepartment of Human Anatomy & Medical Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Anne Beatrice KiharaDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Moshe HodSackler Faculty of Medicine, Mor Comprehensive Women's Health Care Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare is accelerating and maternity care is at a pivotal moment for the strategic implementation of these technologies. This article explores how AI-assisted women's health innovations, often termed "FemTech," may transform pregnancy care by addressing long-standing disparities: enhancing diagnostic precision and supporting the obstetric workforce. We outline three domains in which AI is poised to drive change: where women are cared for, how they are cared for, and who delivers their care. First, decentralized AI combined with Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices can extend prenatal monitoring into homes, reducing reliance on clinic visits and expanding access for underserved populations. Second, predictive and reinforcement learning algorithms enable personalized, adaptive care across the reproductive continuum, from preconception to postpartum, moving beyond static risk models and uniform treatment approaches. Third, AI has the potential to augment the maternity workforce by offering generative tools for patient engagement, clinical decision support and automation of ultrasound imaging, while ensuring clinician oversight remains central. Future adoption will depend on global economic and geopolitical dynamics, with the USA and China currently leading in patents, publications, and model development. Equitable integration will require explainable AI, transparent validation, multinational benchmark datasets, and robust governance on safety and consent. Ultimately, AI-powered technologies should complement, not replace human expertise, embedding digital innovation within a model of maternity care that preserves empathy and clinical judgment.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceInternet of ThingsMaternal Health ServicesPoint-of-Care TestingDigital HealthFemaleGenerative Artificial IntelligenceHumansPregnancyPrenatal Careartificial intelligencedeep learningdigital healthFemTechhybrid clinicslarge language modelsmachine learningmaternity care

Identifiers

PMID41846244
PMCPMC13094686

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