Designing interfaces for healthcare workers: a case study of electronic partogram

This paper describes a user-centered approach to the design and development of an electronic partogram for healthcare workers in developing countries. The device is intended to aid healthcare workers in data entry and interpretation of condition of mother and baby during active phase of labor in childbirth. Iterative processes of design thinking and prototyping lead to development of a simulation prototype, which was subject to user tests. Initial user tests revealed significant advantages in data entry speed and accuracy of electronic partogram over paper based partograph. Copyright 2013 ACM.