Badgernet

Our Maternity Service is now using BadgerNet Maternity Notes.

This is an electronic system aimed at giving women more access to and control of their pregnancy records and care notes.

What is BadgerNet Maternity Notes?

BadgerNet’s Maternity Notes is an online portal and app that allows you to access your maternity records over the internet through your PC, tablet device or mobile phone.

The information that you view is generated in real-time from your hospital-based maternity system, using details entered by your midwife or other health professionals involved in your care.

This new service allows you to have more convenient and timely access to key information, and also ensure that your choices on what you want to happen at each stage are clearly captured for all those caring for you to see.

What do I need to do?

If you are currently pregnant and have been booked to have your first midwife appointment please download the BadgerNet app before you arrive. Details on how to do this can be found below.

Within five working days of us receiving your referral, you will receive a phone call to provide you with a pass phase to enable you to create an account. You will then be sent a verification text to your mobile.

If you are experiencing any issues with your BadgerNotes account, a help and frequently asked questions page can be found here.

Are you pregnant?

You can now self – refer to our Maternity Service. To do this, click here, or scan the QR code

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Care Plan

A week by week timeline of your pregnancy

Learn about your baby’s development
Access information recommended by your midwife
Learn about events likely to happen each week
View your booked appointments
Write a personal diary entry and add a photo
Enter blood pressure or pulse oximetry readings if asked to do so by your midwife

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Maternity Record

View extracts of information direct from your medical Record
View the members of your care team
Watch the ‘Antenatal care summary’ report grow into a record of some of your key pregnancy events

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Conversations

Submit your thoughts and questions about your antenatal care, birth plan and postnatal care to your midwife – they will review this with you at your next scheduled visit

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Leaflets

A full library of maternity patient information leaflets

What are the benefits?

BadgerNet’s Maternity Notes has replaced our old handheld notes. There are a number of benefits to using Maternity Notes, over paper notes, such as:

Information can be shared with you directly from the maternity system such as appointment dates and test results
Records can be easily updated at each maternity visit or appointment and can be viewed by yourself at any point during or after your maternity journey
Midwives do not have to double enter data onto paper handheld notes and an internal system
Greater security/privacy as only those with the correct login details are able to access your notes

You can add information regarding:

Details about yourself, such as your occupation and any allergies
Your plans and preferences for your care before, during and after your birth
Feedback regarding your antenatal care, labour and birth experiences

How secure is it?

All information is held securely and cannot be accessed without the correct login details (similar to internet banking)

What do I need to create an account?

The passphrase given to you by your midwife at your first (booking) appointment
Your mobile phone to receive your verification text
A video tutorial for creating an account can be found here

How to access Badgernet Maternity Notes

Phone

To access the service on your iPhone, please search for the BadgerNet Maternity Notes in the app store and download
Once downloaded, tap on the icon in your home screen to open

Android

To access the service on your smart phone, please search for the BadgerNet Maternity Notes app in the Google Play store and download
Once downloaded, tap on the icon in your home screen to open

Using a PC or tablet

Your midwife will provide you with a security phrase and record your contact details, including your mobile phone number and email address
You can login to the Maternity Notes website by navigating by clicking here
After entering your email address and security phrase, the system will ask for a confirmation code. This will be texted to you
If using a tablet device, after entering your confirmation code you will need to set a PIN code
You are ready to view your records

Add a new pregnancy to an existing account

Log in using your existing password
Pull out the profile menu using the menu button
Select ‘Add a care record’

More Information can be found here – Badger Notes Guide

Need Help?

For more information, please see the Badgernet Help Webpage, scan the QR code below, contact your midwife or email sath.badgernotesupport@nhs.net. Please note you can opt out from BadgerNet. If you wish to do this, please speak to your midwife.