Archive · 19 Jul 2026
AI to Enhance Maternal Care Without Replacing Clinical Judgment
The Fernandez Foundation, led by CEO Samir Vieira, is using artificial intelligence to improve maternal healthcare.
They have been preparing for this for over 20 years and have a lot of health data from mothers and babies.
AI helps doctors make better and faster decisions, but it doesn't replace their expertise and care.
Women are also more involved in their healthcare decisions now, which is a good thing.
The foundation believes that good healthcare is possible without compromising on quality or finances.
They focus on keeping skilled healthcare workers and using technology to improve care.
AI to support, not replace, clinical judgment in maternal healthcare.
Fernandez Foundation has 25 years of maternal and child health data for AI models.
AI models predict high-risk pregnancies and complications like preterm births.
Study on over one lakh births published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India.
Patients are more involved in healthcare decisions, which is seen as positive.
- Who
- Samir Vieira, CEO of the Fernandez Foundation
- What
- AI to enhance maternal healthcare without replacing clinical judgment
- When
- AI adoption groundwork laid over two decades
- Where
- Fernandez Foundation
- Why
- To improve diagnosis, workflows, and informed decision-making
- Organization
- Fernandez Foundation
- CEO
- Samir Vieira
- Data Repository
- 25 years of maternal and child health data
- AI Applications
- Antenatal risk prediction models
- Study Scope
- Over one lakh consecutive births over 11 years
- Journal
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India