The interface of BabyMe. The mobile application is expected to help reduce health risks for mothers and children. — Photo ictnews.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — BabyMe, a Vietnamese mobile application for pregnant women and mothers with children under two, will be presented at the Startup Nations Summit 2014.

The summit will be held in Seoul, South Korea, from November 23 to 25.

The BabyMe app will provide healthcare guidelines for the first 1,000 days of the baby's life, dating from the mother's pregnancy till the baby turns two years old.

Useful functions of the mobile app, such as Mother-to-be, Happy Moment Share and Baby Care, are expected to help reduce health risks for mothers and children. The app will enable users to access information and will increase interaction among mothers, medical workers and medical centres.

BabyMe, developed by the Ga Trong team, won the first prize for being an innovative mobile application at the Vietnam DemoDay 2014, organised by the Business Start-up Support Centre last September.

Earlier, the app was selected as one of two winners of the UNICEF Mobile Hackathon 2013 in Viet Nam, for its innovative design that addresses children's health issues in the country.

More than 40 international entrepreneurship initiatives, including BabyMe, will be presented at the Startup Nations Summit 2014, where entrepreneurs can exchange knowledge and develop collaborative approaches.

Trinh Tuan, BabyMe's co-developer, said that the idea of developing the application came to him when he was taking care of his baby. His wife had died just 10 days after giving birth. Tuan found the solution to the challenges he faced and now believes that it will help young mothers to take better care of their children. — VNS