MCH App

Name: MCH App
Rating: 1.9 (175 reviews)
Author: Department of Health (Victoria)

Maternal and Child Health

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

175 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Department of Health (Victoria)
Language

EN
English
Size

32.8
MB

iPhone

The MCH app provides reliable information that Victorian families can use every day. You can help your baby's sleep with the new "Sleep and Settling" feature; find information relevant to your child's age and development; useful contacts; and ask our "Virtual MCH Nurse" questions - for reliable, evidence-based replies you can rely on.

Ratings & Reviews

1.9

out of 5

175 Ratings

Room for improvement
20/03/2022

nic.ala
Not a bad app which seems to have worked well for the last two years I’ve used it. Recently it kept crashing when I opening it so I deleted the app and downloaded it again. I’ve lost the info in the growth tracker from my first son which is annoying because I was only using the app to track this info as I wasn’t able to have face to face appointments with the nurses due to covid. Would be good if you could create a profile so this info is always available.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for your feedback. I would really like to know more about this issue. Could you please go to your profile page and in the contact us let me know what type of phone you are using, ie version and software and what version of the MCH App you are using and a bit more information about what is happening. This will assist with diagnoses. Thank you.
Room for improvement
20/03/2022

nic.ala

Not a bad app which seems to have worked well for the last two years I’ve used it. Recently it kept crashing when I opening it so I deleted the app and downloaded it again. I’ve lost the info in the growth tracker from my first son which is annoying because I was only using the app to track this info as I wasn’t able to have face to face appointments with the nurses due to covid. Would be good if you could create a profile so this info is always available.
Developer Response 10/05/2022
Thank you so much for your feedback. I would really like to know more about this issue. Could you please go to your profile page and in the contact us let me know what type of phone you are using, ie version and software and what version of the MCH App you are using and a bit more information about what is happening. This will assist with diagnoses. Thank you.
Mostly useless for weight tracking
29/01/2023

shaunst88
Our MCHN recommended we use the app and we were excited at the prospect, but ultimately disappointed. There’s no connection with our MCHN, so the app’s use is purely for informative purposes. The weight tracker is unusable. The centiles do not correspond to the WHO data and the y-axis indicates that a 5-month old will be less than 2 kg! When you enter your child’s weight the app calculates the centile but this value doesn’t correspond to the lines on the chart (eg baby is on the 50th centile but the app shows ~98%). Ultimately this app is a disappointment at best and entirely misleading to new parents at worst. I wholeheartedly do not recommend that parents use this app in its current state.
Mostly useless for weight tracking
29/01/2023

shaunst88

Our MCHN recommended we use the app and we were excited at the prospect, but ultimately disappointed. There’s no connection with our MCHN, so the app’s use is purely for informative purposes. The weight tracker is unusable. The centiles do not correspond to the WHO data and the y-axis indicates that a 5-month old will be less than 2 kg! When you enter your child’s weight the app calculates the centile but this value doesn’t correspond to the lines on the chart (eg baby is on the 50th centile but the app shows ~98%). Ultimately this app is a disappointment at best and entirely misleading to new parents at worst. I wholeheartedly do not recommend that parents use this app in its current state.
Looking promising......... disappointed
16/07/2020

Shrek or Becks
Started using app and looked promising from the beginning. Nice user interface, easy to navigate, some good info. However, couple of areas need improving:- growth tracker - doesn’t calculate weeks/months based on birth date so milestones added get incorrectly labelled for weeks and then compares to the wrong percentiles. Not able to change/update manually. - vaccination tracking / reminder - where is it?

Developer Response
Sorry for not keeping up with the comments. Growth Tracker is finally getting an update in July 2021 so hopefully some of your concerns will be addressed. The MCH App is a reference tool with regards to Vaccinations this should be provided from your Maternal Child Health Nurse or Local Council. MCH App Team
Looking promising......... disappointed
16/07/2020

Shrek or Becks

Started using app and looked promising from the beginning. Nice user interface, easy to navigate, some good info. However, couple of areas need improving:- growth tracker - doesn’t calculate weeks/months based on birth date so milestones added get incorrectly labelled for weeks and then compares to the wrong percentiles. Not able to change/update manually. - vaccination tracking / reminder - where is it?
Developer Response 08/07/2021
Sorry for not keeping up with the comments. Growth Tracker is finally getting an update in July 2021 so hopefully some of your concerns will be addressed. The MCH App is a reference tool with regards to Vaccinations this should be provided from your Maternal Child Health Nurse or Local Council. MCH App Team
Almost there!
20/09/2020

Gidget1685327
It’s mostly a very handy app - tracking the milestones is a good one, not sure why it says “week 1” for my baby’s measurements at birth, very confusing to look back. Also there seems to have been an error with the latest update as I can’t even open the app now, automatically closes when I click the app. Weird. This app has all the promise of being a really useful resource and tracking tool for families, however a few things really miss the mark which is a shame.

Developer Response
I think all our responses today have started with a big apology. The Growth Charts are being reviewed as we speak in July 2021, I know a little late but they are being reviewed. Stability of the MCH App has also been updated. Hopefully this will now improve. MCH App Team
Almost there!
20/09/2020

Gidget1685327

It’s mostly a very handy app - tracking the milestones is a good one, not sure why it says “week 1” for my baby’s measurements at birth, very confusing to look back. Also there seems to have been an error with the latest update as I can’t even open the app now, automatically closes when I click the app. Weird. This app has all the promise of being a really useful resource and tracking tool for families, however a few things really miss the mark which is a shame.
Developer Response 08/07/2021
I think all our responses today have started with a big apology. The Growth Charts are being reviewed as we speak in July 2021, I know a little late but they are being reviewed. Stability of the MCH App has also been updated. Hopefully this will now improve. MCH App Team