Healthcare experts hope it will allow patients to make informed decisions about maternity care.
The free Janam app provides information about patients' pregnancy journey and explains it in different languagesA new pregnancy app designed for South Asian women in Leicestershire has been set up by the local hospitals trust and University of Leicester.It also uses visual aids including diagrams and videos to demonstrate medical procedures and treatments.
The 35-year-old, from Leicester, said: "One of my previous pregnancies was really difficult for me because I don't understand English that much."In my country we don't have sex education or learn how babies are born and I was too shy to ask anyone. Co-founder Prof Angie Doshani, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the hospital trust, said: "The assumption that a mother who speaks 'good English' understands all aspects of her care can lead to mismatches between the information given and what she understands.
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