Andhra Pradesh to Introduce AI-Based Newborn Health Monitoring System

Andhra Pradesh to Introduce AI-Based Newborn Health Monitoring System

¨     Andhra Pradesh plans to introduce an AI-powered system for monitoring the health and growth of newborn babies.

¨     The initiative will integrate the Shishu Maapan application developed by Wadhwani AI Foundation with the mobile application used by ASHA workers.

¨     The system uses a mobile phone video to capture newborn measurements without physical contact.

¨     It can record weight, height, head circumference, chest circumference, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC).

¨     A pilot project is underway in Mangalagiri constituency.

¨     The pilot covers approximately 1,000 newborns.

¨     Pilot areas include the urban health centres of Indiranagar, Kopparao Colony, Kaza, and Yerrabalem, along with the Pedavadlapudi Primary Health Centre.

¨     Training programmes for ASHA workers and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) began on 6–7 June 2026.

¨     Videos and health measurements collected during the pilot will be used to train the AI system and build a local database.

¨     The initiative aims to improve the accuracy, speed, and digitalisation of newborn health assessment and enable early detection of health issues.